visit to the war museum

VISIT TO

THE WAR MUSEUM

EVENING HIGH SCHOOL OF AIGALEO

On Tuesday, December 20th, the Evening High School of Aigaleo visited

the Athens War Museum

About 50 students and 8 teachers were guided in the history of the Greek

nation from the ancient times until today

The War Museum was established by the Hellenic State in 1964

in order to honor all those who fought for the country's

freedom. The relevant study was undertaken

by a team of distinguished scientists, headed by

Professor Thoukidides Valentis of the National Technical University

of Athens

On July 18, 1975, the President of the Hellenic Republic

H.E. Constantine Tsatsos and the Minister of National Defense

Evangelos Averof-Tositsas inaugurated the Museum

The Museum’s mission, as this was determined by its

Establishing Act, is to collect, preserve and exhibit

military artifacts and memorabilia, and to study, document and

project the sacred struggles of the Greek nation from antiquity to the

present day, in order to preserve the national

memory and

promote the historic continuity of Hellenism

In addition to presenting various periods

of our history, the War Museum also operates

as a place for:• research, study and education• conserving and safeguarding

artifacts, memorabilia, etc• organizing periodic exhibitions

The Museum’s exhibition areas are distributed over four levels and present

images of Greek history from antiquity to the present

Its various activities include the publication of books,

the establishment and maintenance of monuments

and memorials all over Greece and abroad

EVENING HIGH SCHOOL OF AIGALEODECEMBER 2016