12/12/2023
Greece
participants
The goal of this project through visits to museums and open tours is to bring the Erasmus students and the local community closer to the culture of the city and the whole country. The culture of Thessaloniki has developed throughout all the different time periods (ancient Greek, Byzantine empire, Roman period and modern history). An opportunity for everyone to get to know in depth each and every period, and forming their own opinion based on a personal experience.
For the completion of the project, we proceeded to the collection of historical information and the development of a script for the guided tours, in order to be prepared and well organised for the tours in museums. Also, an important part of the project was the sightseeing of the city, through open tours, and the visits to museums’ workshops.
For the ancient history, we held a visit to the archaeological museum
https://activities.esn.org/activity/cultural-trails-archaelogical-museum-17996
After, we made a visit to the archaeological site of Vergina
https://activities.esn.org/activity/cultural-trailsvergina-naousa-trip-esn-thessaloniki-18274
For the Roman Times we organised an open tour in the Galerian Complex
https://activities.esn.org/activity/cultural-trails-galerian-complex-16794
For the Byzantine period we made a visit to the Byzantine museum and to their workshops
https://activities.esn.org/activity/cultural-trails-museum-byzantine-culture-esn-thessaloniki-19049
For the modern history of Macedonia we organised a visit on the Museum of Macedonian Struggle
https://activities.esn.org/activity/cultural-trails-museum-macedonian-struggle-18167
For the general history of the City of Thessaloniki we organised a visit to the White Tower.
https://activities.esn.org/activity/cultural-trials-white-tower-17445
For the Jewish community, we organised a visit to the Jewish museum
https://activities.esn.org/activity/cultural-trails-jewish-museum-esn-thessaloniki-18702
For the modent history of Olympic Games, we had a visit to the Olympics museum
https://activities.esn.org/activity/cultural-trials-olympic-museum-17718
For a more fun experience, we included a visit to the Museum of Illusions
https://activities.esn.org/activity/museum-illusions-19612
And lastly, after the arrival of the ESN section of Athens, we held a tour to the Upper City, in which we had a tour to their sights
