visit to the war museum

VISIT TO THE WAR MUSEUM

VISIT TO

THE WAR MUSEUMEVENING 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 Museums 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 Museums 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