A world vision through local heritage

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Mission

AcropolisofAthens.gr is a good-will, non-profit initiative that aims to promote culture and education, and the protection of cultural and natural heritage with an emphasis on the value of local heritage. The vision is an honest, peaceful, and just world in which local heritage is respected and everyone has an equal opportunity to evolve with it.

Extending from it original design, one of the objectives is to help reunite all of the parts of the Acropolis, its sculptures and architectural members, in a complete, meaningful set in Athens. It is envisaged that this gesture will inspire more people to appreciate and restore monuments physically and conceptually, as a means of fostering education and unity in the human society. One of the key messages is that heritage is not about ownership or prestige, but about developing our perspectives of culture and empowering people through education.

The story in brief

AcropolisofAthens.gr was originally launched in 2004 to raise awareness about the reunification of the Acropolis Sculptures. Today, it is a popular portal, also on social media, covering a range of topics about heritage, with the aim to promote culture and education. On the basis of culture being an intrinsic part of human nature, AcropolisofAthens.gr has extended beyond the Acropolis looking at various and intersecting layers of cultural and natural heritage, museums, communities, and ethics.

Performance

The popularity of the AcropolisofAthens.gr website has grown significantly over time. Starting with a small number of visitors after the website was first published, AcropolisofAthens.gr now has thousands of visitors every year. The site has been mentioned in the press such as USA TODAY, TIME, The Telegraph and more.

The message of AcropolisofAthens.gr about the values of heritage echoes on social media. AcropolisofAthens.gr has thousands of friends on Facebook and Twitter, broadcasting updates and opinion about the management, protection, conservation, interpretation and communication of heritage. Further to these thematic areas, the platform also actively promotes thematic threads related to education, sustainable development, equal opportunities, democracy, freedom of speech and human rights. AcropolisofAthens.gr is reciprocally connected with museums, embassies, government and EU officials, journalists, organisations such as UNESCO, heritage professionals, artists, scholars, and many people who are passionate about history and heritage preservation.

Parallel to its online presence, AcropolisofAthens.gr has been facilitating research and projects about the protection of cultural heritage and the Acropolis, fostering dialogue and collaboration between individuals and organisations.

A big Thank you!

AcropolisofAthens.gr owes its success to people’s love for heritage, history and culture. It continuous to broadcast that certain values extend beyond cultural affairs to the way that we relate with one another. Respect, dialogue, and a strong will to make this world a better place constitute the driving force behind the activity and development of this initiative.

You are cordially invited to explore AcropolisofAthens.gr and participate in a dialogue about the values that can improve the way we think and live.