Concerts, theater and dance performances, poetry readings, film screenings, stargazing and guided tours are just some of the highlights of the August festival. full moon organized by the Ministry of Culture and Sports for another year, with free admission for the public to selected archaeological sites, museums, historical sites and monuments.

On Friday, August 12, 105 archaeological sites, historical sites, museums and monuments across the country will greet the public by the light of a full moon. The events will take place at 50 archaeological sites and museums, while 55 will remain open to the public with free admission.

This year the event will be framed by events on August 11, as well as on August 13, 19, 20 and 27.

The program, which is coordinated by the General Directorate of Antiquities and Cultural Heritage of the Ministry of Antiquities, mainly includes concerts, as well as theater and dance performances, poetry evenings, film screenings, stargazing and excursions, many of which are carried out in cooperation with local authorities and local clubs.

On the issue of the Asia Minor catastrophe

This year, 100 years after the catastrophe in Asia Minor, the event is dedicated to the event of the Exodus of Hellenism from Asia Minor and the trace it left in the collective memory.

Boisson’s photograph was chosen as the theme of the poster for the event entitled “Achiropoitos as a camp for Greek refugees from Thrace and Asia Minor”.

It was taken in 1919, and refugee children were found there, captured after other disasters caused by the First World War. However, this photograph is a timeless record of uprooting, unexpected loss, flight and surprise in the face of imposed fate.

The Ministry of the Interior thanks the Service of the General Directorate of Antiquities and Cultural Heritage, as well as the Service of the General Directorate of Restoration, Museums and Technical Works, which is participating in the organization for the first time this year, for continuing the establishment of the August full moons at our monuments, which has already been 22 years of continuous implementation.

Activities and public visits to archaeological sites and museums will be conducted in accordance with applicable safety protocols drawn up for each archaeological site and museum, in the context of limiting the spread of the COVID-19 coronavirus, and in accordance with applicable security measures. activities during their implementation.

See the attached documents for the full schedule of events.