Doing Art in VR & 3D
What is virtual reality? We will wear VR masks and create our own 3D visual works with digital paints and brushes in a virtual reality environment! We can select our favourite Museum exhibit on a tablet and make artistic additions to create our very own digital masterpieces.
Ceramics at the Museum
Can a phone become a work of art? We will take a stroll through the Museum collection and get acquainted with all types of phones: with screens, number keys or cranks. Guided by the sculptor Martha Dimitropoulou, we will uncover the secrets of ceramic art and create telephone devices out of clay. Our clay phone […]
Bicycle print transfers
What’s the connection between a bicycle and communication and art? We know that telegrams were used as a means of communication, but also that bicycles, besides being used for transportation, enjoyment and exercise, were the vehicle of choice for telegram couriers! We will enter the Museum on our bike and, guided by printmakers from the […]
We’ve got our wires crossed
“Put a sock in it.” “We’ve got our wires crossed”, “Talk is cheap.” We will learn about various sayings associated with communication. We will split up into teams and try to understand them through games like broken telephone and pantomime, but also digitally by connecting images on a tablet. But why is communication important? How […]
Museum in our Suitcase
What do we know about the cable layer “Thales of Miletus”? What is the Tamura red payphone? The Museum welcomes students from throughout Greece. We connect with schools in the most far-flung regions of the country, provide Virtual Tours of our collection and discover its most striking exhibits together. We will open the suitcases we’ve […]
There once was a little ship
In a unique journey through the history of communication, via an experiential role-playing game, we’ll learn how people used fire, water and air to ‘speak’ in the distant past! Inspired by OTE’s cable-laying vessel ‘Thales of Miletus’, we invite children to explore the vital role played now and in the past by the laying of […]
