The restoration works on the Acropolis The new programmes - Events - 7th International Meeting for the restoration of the Acropolis monuments

Conference Programme

DAY 1

Thu 11 Nov

DAY 2

Fri 12 Nov

DAY 3

Sat 13 Nov

Timezone: Europe/Athens

09:00 - 09:30

Reception of participants (for in-person participants)

Morning session

MODERATORS: N. Stampolidis, F. Mallouchou -Tufano

09:30 - 10:00

Welcome speeches – Opening addresses

Dimitriοs Pandermalis Professor, President of the Board of Directors of the Acropolis Museum Dr. Lina G. Mendoni Minister of Culture and Sports Georgios Didaskalou Secretary General of Culture, Ministry of Culture and Sports

10:00 - 10:45

The Acropolis to the visitor of the 21st century.

Eleni Mpanou Head of the Ephorate of Antiquities of the City of Athens, YPPOA Elena Kountouri Head of the Directorate of Prehistoric and Classical Antiquities of YPPOA, Deputy Head of the Ephorate of Antiquities of the City of Athens, YPPOA, Member of ESMA

10:45 - 11:05

Providing access to the Acropolis for visitors with mobility issues.

Dimosthenis Svolopoulos Head of the Directorate for the Restoration of Ancient Monuments YPPOA, Member of ESMA Michaelis Lefantzis Architect engineer, Head of the Department of Archaeological Works & Studies, Ephorate of Antiquities of the City of Athens, YPPOA

11:05 - 11:20

The new lighting enhancing the monuments and the rock.

Dimosthenis Svolopoulos Head of the Directorate for the Restoration of Ancient Monuments YPPOA, Member of ESMA Eleftheria Deko Lighting designer

11:20 - 11:50

Break

11:50 - 12:50

The restoration works on the Acropolis conducted between the 6th and 7th International Meeting

Vasiliki Eleftheriou Director of Acropolis Restoration Service

12:50 - 13:20

Showing films about the current and new restoration programmes

13:20 - 14:00

Questions (for in-person participants)

Afternoon session

MODERATORS: E. Kountouri, G. Rocco

17:00 - 17:30

Theoretical and historical approaches to the interventions on the monument ensemble of the Acropolis.

Manolis Korres Member of the Academy of Athens, President of ESMA Fani Mallouchou - Tufano Archaeologist, Professor - Deputy Chairman of ESMA

17:30 - 19:00

The ascent. Its history and the current proposals.

Manolis Korres Member of the Academy of Athens, President of ESMA Christos Takos Architect engineer Evangelos Malkakis Architect engineer

19:00 - 19:30

Questions (for in-person participants)

19:45 - 20:30

- Presenting the exhibition of drawings from the proposal for the restoration of the western access to the Acropolis (for in-person participants) - Written questions addressed to the speakers of the first day (for online attendance)