Online Round Table: “The Power of University Museums”

The Online Round Table: “The Power of University Museums” is the Main Event of the Science and Technology Museum to celebrate the International Museum Day 2022 on the theme “The Power of Museums”. The event is co-organized by the Science and Technology Museum and the Greek Section of the International Council of Museums - ICOM.

Within the framework of the online round table, the activities of the University Museums in Greece that have the power to enhance the extroversion of Greek Universities will be presented. Actions for the popularization and communication of research, the education of students in innovative educational activities, the connection of the three levels of education, and cooperation with institutions of Culture, Science, Technology and Education are implemented in Greek universities and contribute to the interaction between the University and society, contributing to the understanding, inclusion, respect of cultural, scientific, technological academic heritage as well as the respect for our environmental heritage.

Participants:

• Alexandra Voutira, Gen. Director of the Teleglion Fine Arts Foundation, Emeritus Professor of the School of Fine Arts of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki
• Alexandra Sfyroera, Dr. Classical Archaeology, Museum of Archaeology and History of Art, Department of History and Archaeology of the University of Athens
• Peny Theologi-Gouti, Architect Engineer-Ethnologist, Curator of the Science and Technology Museum of the University of Patras
• Konstantinos Giannopoulos, Regional Director of Primary and Secondary Education, Western Greece
• Chrysanthi Vantaraki, Art teacher, President of the Association of Visual Artists of Patras

Coordinator:

Peny Theologi-Gouti, Curator of the Science and Technology Museum, University of Patras

You can watch the event at the link:

https://upatras-gr.zoom.us/j/94048731110?pwd=Vk9FNXcxYlZvQ0JIcHZBREhPYVRHdz09