Free summer educational programs in Athens
The Plato Academy Digital Museumthe Arts Centerthe Cultural Center “Melina” and Museum of Folk Art and Tradition “Angeliki Chatzimichali” of the Municipality of Athens they open their gardens and yards to the children of the city and become centers of creative expression and utilization of their free time. A series of outdoor educational programs add color to the daily life of children during the summer months, combining fun with history, art, and shadow theater.
THE Municipality of Athensthrough the Organization of Culture, Sports and Youth of the Municipality of Athens (OPANDA) welcomes our little friends to the greens gardens and the beautiful courtyards of its Museums and Cultural Centers, from June 4 to September 12, 2022to join a rich educational programme with actions for children aged 4 to 12 years but also for the whole familywhich was designed and will be implemented by the specialized staff of OPANDA.
This summer in the Museums and Cultural Centers of the Municipality of Athens you will get to know Japanese art and the art of embroidery, you will discover magical animals, you will create inspirational shadow theater, you will worry about the environment and you will look for solutions to deal with climate crisis.
The programs are offered freewhile it is reservation required.
The program of actions
GARDEN AND EXHIBITION AREA OF ATHENS MUNICIPALITY ARTS
(Vas. Sofias, Eleftherias Park)
OXYGEN…
Oxygen is required! Inspired by the exhibition “Burning Issues – Merimbula” by the artist Danae Stratou hosted at the Arts Center of the Municipality of Athens and deals with the destruction of nature and climate change that we experience every day, come to think and find solutions in an educational program that aims in the environmental education of young and old!
Enjoying both the facilities of the exhibition and the beauty of the green Eleftherias Park, our little friends will try at the end of the program to capture the visual elements of nature that affect the climate on our planet by creating their own works of art!
Dates: Saturday 4 June, Wednesday 8 June, Thursday 9 June, Saturday 2 July, Sunday 3 July, Saturday 9 July 2022
Time: 10.30
Duration: 45 minutes
Ages: 6-12 years old
Participation limit: 15 people
Reservation phone: 210 7232604, Monday -Friday, 10.00-14.00
DIGITAL MUSEUM OF PLATO ACADEMY
(Monastiriou and Creon 1, Plato Academy)
Myths and Paper Constructions
Come to the Plato Digital Museum this summer to travel to faraway Japan! Get to know the ancient Japanese art Origami. Build, create and have fun!
The word origami (折 り 紙) comes from the words ‘ori’ which means fold and ‘kami’, which means paper. All we need is a square of paper to create beautiful constructions.
Date: Wednesday 15 June 2022
Time: 11.30
Duration: 60 minutes
Ages: 8-12 years old
Participation limit: 8 people
Reservation phone: 210 5142138, Monday – Friday, 10.00-14.00
The Little Detectives and the Magic Animals
Fairy tale, game, fantasy and painting
Stella Psilokapelopoulou the elephant and Fotis Fiogakis hit it are waiting for us to do all the magic animals!
Dates: Friday 1 July 2022 Friday 9 September 2022
Time: 11.30
Duration: 60 minutes
Ages: 6-10 years old
Participation limit: 8 people
Reservation phone: 210 5142138, Monday – Friday, 10.00-14.00
COLLECTION OF SHADOW THEATER FIGURES OF HARIDIMOS FAMILY AND YARD CULTURAL CENTER “MELINA”
(66 Iraklidon and Thessaloniki – Thiseio)
Summer with Karagiozis
Summer educational activity for the whole family
Parents and children visit the Collection of Shadow Theater Figures of the Haridimos family to get to know the different versions of the figure of the idiot and to paint their first figure in a summer mood.
Date: Saturday 18 June 2022
Time: 10.30
Duration: 60 minutes
Ages: Families with children 4-6 years old
Participation limit: 15 people
Reservation phone: 210 3452150, Monday -Friday, 10.00-15.00
A summer greenhouse
Summer educational activity for the whole family
Parents and children visit the Collection of Shadow Theater Figures of the Haridimos family, observe the different versions of the Ottoman antiques and create a summer serai.
Date: Saturday 2 July 2022
Time: 10.30
Duration: 60 minutes
Ages: Families with children 6-12 years old
Participation limit: 15 people
Reservation phone: 210 3452150, Monday -Friday, 10.00-15.00
First day at school for Scorpio
Summer educational activity for the whole family
Parents and children inspired by the Collection of Shadow Theater Figures of the Haridimos family prepare Scorpio, Karagiozis’s second child, for his first day at school through artistic activities.
Date: Saturday 10 September 2022
Time: 10.30
Duration: 60 minutes
Ages: Families with children 6-12 years old
Participation limit: 15 people
Reservation phone: 210 3452150, Monday -Friday, 10.00-15.00
MUSEUM OF FOLK ART AND TRADITION “ANGELIKI HATZIMICHALI”
(Ag. Chatzimichali 6 – Plaka)
With needle and thread in the yard
Come to the yard of the mansion of Angeliki Hatzimichalis to spread canvases and colored threads, to embroider and create beautiful designs with special beautiful and different stitches.
Dates: Sunday 19 June Sunday, July 3
Time: 11.00
Duration: 60 minutes
Ages: 8-12 years old
Participation limit: 15 people
Reservation phone: 210 3243987, Monday – Friday, 10: 00-14: 00