07 Απρ Event for the anniversary of the Unification of Crete with Greece.
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1 Δεκεμβρίου, 2006
The delivery of the (digitalised) personal archive of Eleftherios Venizelos from the Benaki Museum and the Historical and Literary Archive was realised on December 1st, 2006, at the "Stavros S. Niarhos" hall of the Foundation (building of Administrative and Scientific Services), on the occasion of the anniversary of the Unification of Crete with Greece. The project for the formation of the personal archive of Eleftherios Venizelos was "ComprehensiveDocumentation and Digitization of the Personal Archive of Eleftherios Venizelos -Production of a DVD-ROM entitled The Cretan State of Eleftherios Venizelos" (Measure 1.3, O.P. "Information Society").
The speakers of the event were Eleni Gardika Katsiadaki, Director of the Research Centre for the Study of Modern Greek History of the Academy of Athens, scientific advisor of the Foundation and Giannis Pelekoudas, IT Advisor, on the topic "Eleftherios Venizelos: A digital approach".
During the event, the Benaki Museum was acclaimed Grand Benefactor of the Foundation due to its significant contribution. The Benaki Museum was represented by its Director, Aggelos Delivorias, who referred to the collaboration of the two Foundations and the significance of their work.
The event closed with the projection of a rare film documentary with Eleftherios Venizelos.
In a forthcoming event, the Foundation will honor the Greek Literary and Historical Archive for its important contribution