The Piraeus Bank Group Cultural Foundation constantly supports the teaching-educational dimension of its network's museums. The exhibitions are organized in such a way as to facilitate the visitors to take a self-guided tour and, to this end, use a variety of interactive 2D and 3D audiovisual media (texts, plans, drawings, photographs, audiovisual material, animated models). Below, you can view 2 typical excerpts of educational multimedia applications (in video form) from the Museum of the Olive and Greek Olive Oil 1 and the Museum of Industrial Olive Oil Production of Lesvos 2.
In the same logic, the educational actions organized in PIOP's museums are aimed at creating a living link, a network, between schools and museums, an aim made easier to implement because of the fact that these museums are in the Greek provinces. Particular importance is given to the children's experiential relation with the tools, machines and processes of technical civilization, subjects which as yet are neglected in mainstream school education. In this context, original events are organized on the occasion of PIOP's participation in European and international happenings (International Museum Day, European Heritage Days, Night of the Museums).
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Educational programmes relating to the processes of the technical culture presented in each museum are carried out systematically, following prior arrangement, in the following establishments:
Title: "Let's weave"
Age group: For Primary Education schoolchildren
Description: An educational programme whose objective is to initiate children to weaving as a historical and productive process, but also as a component of the town of Soufli.
Accompanying material: Accompanying booklet available
here and presentation leaflet (in Greek), here.
Educational pack: Available upon request here.
Participation: Free of charge
Related links: Let's weave 2010
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Title: "Constructing bricks and tiles"
Age group: For Primary and Secondary Education schoolchildren
Description: An educational programme targeted at familiarizing children with the industrial history of the town of Volos by means of an original workshop manufacturing products made out of clay.
Accompanying material: Presentation leaflet available
(in Greek) here.
Educational pack: Not available.
Participation: Free of charge
Related links: Constructing bricks and tiles 2010
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Title: "The 3 little pigs... go to the museum!"
Age group: For pre-school children (4-6 years old)
Description: An educational programme whose goal is
to familiarize children with the properties of the materials
and to cultivate their imagination and teamwork.
Accompanying material: Presentation leaflet available
(in Greek) here.
Educational pack: Not available.
Participation: Free of charge
Related links: The 3 little pigs... go to the museum! 2010
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Title: "A day at the Hellenistic olive press!"
Age group: For Primary Education schoolchildren
Description: An original role-playing game, which takes place in the area of the outdoor exhibition using the Hellenistic olive mill, where the children learn how to produce olive oil "the ancient way".
Accompanying material: Not available.
Educational pack: Available upon request here.
Participation: € 1.50/pupil
Related links: A day at the Hellenistic olive press 2009
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Title: "A fanlight out of the quarry!"
Age group: For Primary Education schoolchildren
Description: An educational programme aimed at introducing children to the crafts relating to marble.
Accompanying material: Presentation leaflet available
(in Greek) here.
Educational pack: Not available.
Participation: Free of charge
Related links:
Special educational packs (in greek) are sent free of charge to the schools that intend visiting the Network's museums.
