Greece
Jewish Museum of Greece was founded in 1977, in order to collect, maintain and display the civilization material connected to the 2300 years of presence of the jewish community in Greece.
Jewish Museum of Greece was founded in 1977, in order to collect, maintain and display the civilization material connected to the 2300 years of presence of the jewish community in Greece.
Its collection is comprised of 7500 prototype objects, photographs and files, and contains varied material from the everyday and religious life and historic course of the Greek Jews.
The new Museum building houses the rich collection and the infrastructure to offer services to the public. The entire area of the Museum has been organized in spaces of permanent exhibition of the collection, modern art exhibitions, temporary exhibitions, video projections, training programmes room, library, photo archives and workshop, maintenance laboratory and gift shop.
In the museum, temporary exhibitions and events about modern arts, literature, poetry, music and in general every form of human expression are frequently organized. Also, the Museum plans to study the timeless and versatile character of the greek jewism. As a place of discovery, meeting and positive dialog between memories and history, between personal and collective identity, it attempts to be an active cultural spot for the continuity of history and collective memory.
The most important monument of the era of the Knights in Rhodes, is the Palace of the Great Magistrate. During the 1930’s, while under Italian occupation, the building acquired its modern form, being the commanding center as well as the house of the Italian Commander. The mosaic floors of the floor are amazing.
The aim of the exhibition is not only to provide info on the games in ancient times, but also to initiate the visitor in what the Olympics were.
740 metres up on the north face of Mount Psiloritis in prefecture of Rethymno lies proudly Anogia. A village with a history that is powerful and tragic at the same time. Burned by the Turks in 1822 and by the Germans in 1944,this village has a heroic story to tell.
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