EXHIBITION

Temporary exhibition: "Smyrna in the early 20th century. Through the eyes of the Byzantinist Georgios Lampakis"

From 22 December to 30 April 2023 · ATHENS

Venue Details

Center of Athens

Byzantine and Christian Museum

22 Vasilissis Sofias Avenue

The new temporary exhibition “Smyrna in the early 20th century. Through the eyes of the Byzantinist Georgios Lampakis” at the Byzantine and Christian Museum is co-organized by the Interdepartmental Postgraduate Programme "Cultural Heritage Management: Archaeology, City and Architecture" and the Byzantine and Christian Museum.

The Lampakis Family Archives, a valuable source for the Asia Minor Greek communities before 1922, provides the majority of the exhibits, to which objects of the BCM Collections are added. The Lampakis Family Archives encompass the archives of the Lampakis family members, who have been playing an essential role in Greek society since the late 19th century. The archive of the Byzantinist Georgios Lampakis, in particular, contains a plethora of information on the monuments as well as the Greek communities of Asia Minor of the early 20th century. Georgios Lampakis, also on account of his position as Queen Olga’s private Secretary, aimed to act as an intermediary between the Greek State and the Asia Minor Greeks.     

The exhibition is a collaborative undertaking with multifaceted effects.
This project serves also as an educational workshop for the students of the Interdisciplinary Course of the Interdepartmental Postgraduate Programme of the University of Athens "Cultural Heritage Management: Archaeology, City and Architecture". In this context, students find themselves confronted by the mounting of a temporary exhibition under real circumstances, in collaboration with the experienced staff of the Byzantine and Christian Museum. Based on multisensory experience, a modern museological and museographical approach is put forth that combines: historical archival evidence, digital audio-visual material, and a pop version of Smyrna through a graffiti created by the young artist Soteur – Sotiris Fokeas.  

Opening of the exhibition: Thursday 22nd of December 2022, at 18.30 

Closed: 1st January, 25th March, Good Friday (open: 12.00-17.00), Easter, 1st May, 25th-26th December Temporary exhibition of the Lampakis Family Archives which contain information on the monuments and the Greek communities of Asia Minor of the early 20th century.

Ticket Details

Admission Fee: 4€ (from November 1st until March 31st) &
8€ (from April 1st until October 31st)

When

From 22 December to 30 April 2023