From his years George I a museum story will begin about the former royal palaces of Tatoi, turned into a museum. On the first floor, the visitor will see George’s office and then go up to the floor and into the attic, passing from the 19th century to the 20th century to the present day. The main route will end in the basement and in the cinema hall of the palace, to be seen in Epicairo and in the museum’s surveillance material 21 April 1967 couphis failed anti-move former King Constantine and his departure abroad.

According to her museological research Office of New Cultural Heritage which has been approved YPPOA Museum Councilthe new museum will be built along three axes: European and world history, which focuses on the relations of the former royal family with the royal houses of Europe and on key historical events (Balkan Wars, World Wars I and II), national history presented through the succession of kings and their displacement, with local history centered on the Tatoi estate.

The permanent exhibition of objects found on its grounds (more than 5,500 objects in the palace and more than 100,000 in the buildings of the historical core) aims to highlight the history of the site from 1872 to the present day, the historical (and acute) problems with what has also been associated with the record trends in art, fashion and decor in different eras thanks to the choice of the former royal family. As the study puts it, this is “an exercise in public history” and maintaining a delicate balance between “highlighting monuments and interpretations.”

“We proposed three itineraries covering visitors with a general interest in the palace and estate, visitors with a more specific interest in history and artifacts, and a special audience for the Tatoi art collection,” said the head of directorate. new cultural heritage Stavrula Photopulu, for the museum project of the palace. There will also be a special route for people with disabilities of the musculoskeletal system, vision and hearing, and their access will be provided by a special elevator.

The main route that visitors will follow will start from the main entrance to the former palace and the first floor, where the study and apartments of George I will be reconstructed. They will then pass through the living room and dining room, where the chronology of the royal family will be presented through evidence from the building, continue on to the chambers of Queen Olga (her bathroom and bedroom will be recreated), and the faces of the court will be presented from the time of George I and his descendants. At the same time, the family’s daily life, events, diet, entertainment, and architectural history of the mansion will be presented.

Visitors will learn about the multi-layered history of the estate, summer palaces and the former royal family.

From the stairs, visitors will go to the floor of the palace and get acquainted with the history of Constantine I, the sons of Alexander and George II. The tour will continue with the story of Paul and Frederica and end in the royal bedroom of Constantine II and Anna Maria, as well as in the section dedicated to the end of the reign in Greece. In the attic, the focus will be on sports and the upbringing of royal children.

A descent into the basement leads through the kitchens to sections related to the personnel and equipment of the kitchens, the historical phases of the estate and the mansion, the production of wine and agricultural products. The tour ends with the presentation of the 1967 coup in the cinema hall and the departure of Constantine II from Greece. In accordance with the study, the ground floor houses rooms for educational programs and occasional exhibitions.

There will also be links to her years Ownership and his civil warto the legal issues of royal property, to the robberies that have taken place, to the embarrassment of the state regarding the exploitation of the estate, as well as to the prospects that open up thanks to Tatoya’s sustainable development plan.

At the same meeting of the Council of Museums, a preliminary museographic study was approved, describing the method and means by which the museum narrative will be framed. The spaces will house digital media, structures, multimedia material and applications along with original objects, even in the “drawers” ​​of museum structures.

According to YPPOA’s plan, the Visitor Information Center (forester’s house) will be ready for public release in March, where a large site model and information materials will be placed. It will be delivered in 2024 carriage museum and in 2025 all museums.