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Through shared themes, museums around the world are called upon to serve as spaces for connection, inclusion, and meaningful communication, responding to contemporary social challenges.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The program of the <strong>OTE Group Telecommunications Museum<\/strong> is part of this year\u2019s theme of the <strong>International Council of Museums (ICOM)<\/strong>, <strong>\u201cMuseums Connect the World,\u201d<\/strong> highlighting the role of communication and telecommunications as means that bridge distances, bring people together, and strengthen social cohesion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This year\u2019s celebratory events at the <strong>OTE Group Telecommunications Museum<\/strong>, which begin on <strong>Friday, May 15<\/strong>, and conclude on <strong>Monday, May 18<\/strong>, will take place, as they do every year, both inside and outside the Museum. Their aim is to offer visitors\u2014young and old alike\u2014opportunities for learning, creativity, and entertainment through an exploration of the history and evolution of communication. &nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The schedule of educational activities is as follows:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On <strong>Friday, May 15<\/strong>, <strong>The Smile of the Child in Moschato<\/strong> will visit the Museum with the art workshop <strong>\u201cSmiling Prints.\u201d<\/strong> The children will take a journey through the history of <strong>digital communication<\/strong>, discover the colorful art of pop art, and use the monotype technique to create unique artworks\u2014messages of connection, dialogue, and expression.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On <strong>Saturday, May 16<\/strong>, the Museum welcomes children and families with a packed program of activities. The play <a href=\"https:\/\/www.otegroupmuseum.gr\/en\/education\/live\/you-have-a-call-from-ecuador\/\"><strong>\u201cCall from the Equador\u201d<\/strong><\/a> (10:30 a.m.\u201312:00 p.m., for children ages 8\u201314) takes us back to the 1970s to watch a story about human connection and technology, back when, in order to communicate\u2026 someone had to connect us! The <strong>STEM<\/strong> workshop <a href=\"https:\/\/www.otegroupmuseum.gr\/en\/education\/live\/signals-with-light\/\"><strong>\u201cSignals with Light\u201d<\/strong><\/a> (10:30\u201312:00, for children ages 6\u20138) teaches young visitors how robots communicate with each other using only light, while in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.otegroupmuseum.gr\/en\/education\/children-families\/robots-on-the-road\/\"><strong>\u201cRobots on the Road\u201d<\/strong><\/a> program (12:30\u201314:00, for children ages 9\u201312), children learn how driving becomes smart thanks to artificial intelligence. In the program <a href=\"https:\/\/www.otegroupmuseum.gr\/en\/education\/art-workshops\/meeting-a-pigeon-2\/\"><strong>\u201cMeeting a Pigeon\u201d<\/strong><\/a> (13:00\u201314:30, for children ages 6\u20138), children watch a puppet show telling the tender story of two different creatures who find a common language to communicate and build their own carrier pigeon, sending&nbsp; a personal message of unity to the future. The day concludes with a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.otegroupmuseum.gr\/en\/education\/live\/group-guided-tours\/\"><strong>Group Tour<\/strong><\/a>, a journey through the history of communication from antiquity to the modern digital world (2:30\u20133:30 p.m., for adults and children over 10 years old).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On <strong>Sunday, May 17<\/strong>, the activities continue! The STEM workshops <a href=\"https:\/\/www.otegroupmuseum.gr\/en\/education\/live\/signals-with-light\/\"><strong>\u201cSignals with Light\u201d<\/strong><\/a> (10:30 a.m.\u201312:00 p.m., for children ages 6\u20138) and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.otegroupmuseum.gr\/en\/education\/children-families\/robots-on-the-road\/\"><strong>\u201cRobots on the Road\u201d<\/strong><\/a> (12:30\u201314:00, for children ages 9\u201312) once again offer the opportunity for discovery and creation through the world of robotics. In the art workshop<strong> <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.otegroupmuseum.gr\/en\/education\/children-families\/inventions-that-connected-our-worldwhat-is-communication-and-how-has-it-managed-to-bridge-distances-and-bring-the-world-closer-together\/\"><strong>\u201cInventions That Connected Our World\u201d<\/strong><\/a>(11:00\u201312:30 &amp; 13:00\u201314:30, for children ages 7\u201312), children learn about the most significant telecommunications inventions that shaped the world as we know it today, while in the art workshop that follows, they express their own perspective on human connection by capturing it on canvas. 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