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On Tuesday, October 18th, the exhibition Voulkos: The Breakthrough Years opened at the Museum of Arts and Design (MAD) in New York City. The exhibit, supported in part by the Stavros Niarchos Foundation, will display the works of visionary Greek-American artist, Peter Voulkos, through the early years of his career (1953 – 1968).

Architecture and interior design magazine, Architectural Record, featured an article about the Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Center (SNFCC) in its September 2016 issue, titled “Hitting a High Note”.

The Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Center (SNFCC) has received an ENR 2016 Global Best Projects Award.

The industry leader Architectural Digest presents in its latest issue the Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Center in an article entitled “The New Eden”.

On Tuesday, October 4th an event was organized by the Technical University of Eastern Macedonia & Thrace, in the city of Kavala, where 15 young scientists who were selected to join the SNF Fellowship Program were awarded.

On Wednesday, October 5th the Municipality of Athens organized a Press conference presenting the program "Open Schools for the Neighborhood" in light of its commencement on October 17th.

On Wednesday September 21st Professor of Physiology and SNF Board Member, Dr. Heini Murer, was named Honorary Doctor of the School of Health Sciences at the University of Patra, following a proposal by the University’s Medical School.

On Monday, October 3rd the temporary exhibition “Odysseys” was inaugurated at the National Archaeological Museum in presence of H.E. The President of the Hellenic Republic, Mr. Prokopios Pavlopoulos. The exhibition is the main commemorative event on the occasion of the 150th anniversary since the foundation of the Museum, and is made possible through the SNF support.

The SOS Children’s Villages Child and Family Support Center in Ioannina was inaugurated on Friday, October 30th, aiming to provide a warm environment for over 150 families in poverty per year.