Online Event “University Museums: Actions for the Environment and Sustainability”

Online Event “University Museums: Actions for the Environment and Sustainability”

The Science and Technology Museum of the University of Patras and the Greek Section of the International Council of Museums co-organize an Online Event/Round Table on the occasion of the Celebration of the European Academic Heritage Day, on the theme “University Museums: Actions for the environment and sustainability”, on Friday 25/11/2022, at 6:30 p.m.

The European Academic Heritage Day has been established by the European Academic Heritage Network Universeum. It is celebrated every year, on November 18, by University Museums/Collections and Universities throughout Europe with events, conferences and other activities and with free access to museums and collections of universities.

The Celebration aims to open university museums and collections to society. Through a variety of actions, these museums reach out and motivate the general public to discover their richness and understand the importance of university heritage, its contribution to the progress of science and knowledge and its importance as an important component of European cultural identity.

The event will feature speeches by: Efterpi Koskeridou, Professor of Paleontology and Paleoecology, Director of the Museum of Geology & Paleontology of the Department of Geology & Geoenvironment of the University of Athens, Elias Valiakos, Geologist, Dr. of Geography, Head of the Department of Research, Studies and Documentation of the Natural History Museum of the Petrified Forest of Lesvos and *Peny Theologi-Gouti, Architect Engineer-Ethnologist, Curator of the Science and Technology Museum of the University of Patras. The audience will then have the opportunity to ask questions and a discussion will follow. The round table will be moderated by Peny Theologi-Gouti, Curator of the Science and Technology Museum of the University of Patras.

The event is open to representatives and employees of the University Museums, the Members of ICOM, representatives of the Greek museum community and anyone interested. Rectors, Deans and Presidents of Departments that include Museums in their structures will also be invited.

You can watch the event at the link:

https://upatras-gr.zoom.us/j/91407189243?pwd=YkxlMEZsZS9IYWlMUjZ1SkprWU04QT09

Meeting ID: 914 0718 9243

Passcode: 607004