NEWS

On April 3rd , the Mobile Medical Units will visit the island of Nisyros to provide extensive medical services, free of charge, to the residents of the island, where they will stay until April 6th. This is the tenth mission of the Units, following visits in Kastelorizo, Amorgos, Kasos , Astypalaia, Psarra, Fournoi, Patmos, Folegandros and Lipsi.

Lenia Vlavianou, Director of Public Affairs of the Stavros Niarchos Foundation, is the guest editor of Athinorama magazine, and shares her thoughts on the Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Center one year before its completion.

On March 25th, the SNF’s grantee, Coram, inaugurates the Pears Pavilion, a purpose-built home for its Post-Adoption Support service and Creative Therapy team.

The Stavros Niarchos Foundationannounces that the Silver Cup awarded to Spyros Louis is returning to Athens, following its six-month stay at the Olympic Museum in Lausanne. From March 18 onwards, the historic Cup will once again be exhibited at the Acropolis Museum. The Cup will be displayed at a distinct area of the Museum where visitors will not be required to buy a ticket in order to see it, as per the Foundation’s commitment to make the Cup accessible to all.

The Opera of Nice and the Villa Kerylos, in collaboration with the association ARELAN, will present the SNF funded lyrical-musical performance “Agôn ou le duel entre Dionysos et Apollon” on March 18 and 19.

The Stavros Niarchos Foundation participates in the 17th Thessaloniki Documentary Festival, with the screening of the documentary Out Here. The film will be aired on Thursday, March 19th, at Olympion theater, followed by a panel discussion on the topic of the crisis, as a Greek and also an international reality. This is a free-admission event.

On Tuesday, March 3rd 2015, the SNF received an award during Metavallon’s Impact Day event, celebrating its 3 years operation.

The SNF has renewed its support to the Benaki Museum through a grant which among others offers free admission to all visitors once a week. The program commences on Thursday March5th, and will last for one year. The grant, which runs for a second time, partially covers the operating expenses of the Museum.

Vima Science hosts an extensive article on the construction of the SNFCC focusing on the various technological innovations which have been adopted during the project’s design and implementation.