NEWS

• 05 June 2009 / Dedication of the Stavros Niarchos Digital Mammography Suite
  On May 15, 2009, the New York Downtown Hospital dedicated the Stavros Niarchos Digital Mammography Suite. The Foundation was honored to participate in a ribbon cutting ceremony for the Suite, which houses the Digital Mammography Unit supported by the Foundation’s grant.
• 02 June 2009 / Opening of the 2nd Athens Biennale 2009
  The 2nd Athens Biennale, entitled ”Heaven,” will open on June 15th...
• 02 June 2009 / Summer Soccer School and Award of the Mimis Papaioannou Ethos Cup
  The Summer Soccer School and presentation of the Mimis Papaioannou Ethos Cup will take place at the Municipal Stadium of Pyrgos in the Prefecture of Ilia from June 21st to 25th, 2009.
• 22 May 2009 / May 24th - European Park Day
  The European Day of Parks will celebrate its 100th anniversary this year. The first European Park was established in Sweden in 1909...
• 19 May 2009 / Inauguration of the Folk Art Museum of the Community of Milea
  The new Folk Art Museum and Cultural Center of the Community of Milea, in the Prefecture of Ioannina, will be inaugurated at a ceremony on Wednesday, May 20th, 2009.
• 12 May 2009 / Presentation of the Encyclopedia of the Greek Press, 1784-1974
  The Stavros Niarchos Foundation is pleased to announce the completion of a major academic milestone: a compilation of the history of the Greek Press, from 1784 to 1974, in the form of a four-volume Encyclopedia. The Stavros Niarchos Foundation provided exclusive funding for the project, which is the result of twelve years of research by 340 faculty members and research staff at the Institute for Neohellenic Research at the National Hellenic Research Foundation.
• 05 May 2009 / Niarchos Prize for Survivorship presented to Four Honorees by Survivor Corps
  This year Survivor Corps honored four recipients with the Niarchos Prize for Survivorship...
• 13 April 2009 / Veria Central Public Library Inaugurates ”The Magic Boxes”
  His Excellency the President of the Hellenic Republic, Mr. K. Papoulias, will inaugurate The Magic Boxes, the renovated children/s section in Veria/s Central Public Library, on Sunday, April 26th, at 18.30.
• 10 April 2009 / Mimis Papaioannou Ethos Cup” welcomes the first Girls' Soccer Tournament Academy
  The Children/s Soccer Training program will host the first Girls’ Soccer Tournament Academy for participants aged up to 21 years old. The ”Mimis Papaioannou Ethos Cup,” organized within the context of the Soccer Tournament Academy, will take place in the Municipality of Ano Liosia, Attica, from April 13th to 15th, 2009 from 13.00 to 18.00, with the participation of 8 teams comprising 160 young athletes.