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Jewish Community of Thessaloniki and the Hellenic Republic of Greece
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Dr Paris Papamichos Chronakis, Lydia Vlasidou, Konstadina Karaiskou (urKultur team)
Ruth Ur and her team have won the commission to curate The Holocaust Museum of Greece. The museum, scheduled to open in 2027, is set to be one of the country's most ambitious cultural projects and reflects the country’s full embrace of its Jewish past.
"We are delighted to have Ruth Ur rejoin the project after she led the museum feasibility project in 2018. She is a gifted and experienced leader who can drive things forward”, says President of the Jewish Community, David Saltiel.
The Holocaust Museum of Greece will highlight and pay tribute to the memory not only of the Jewish Community of Thessaloniki, but that of the 28 Jewish communities that existed in the country before the war. At the same time, it will illuminate the multidimensional culture of the Jews of Thessaloniki and their contribution to the development of the city, as well as Thessaloniki itself as a multicultural and multi-religious metropolis that continues to evolve.
"This museum is a vital addition to our national museum landscape. I am delighted that we now have Ruth Ur and her team on board to realise this important national project", noted former Prime Minister Mr Panagiotis Pikrammenos, Chair of the Governmental Task Force of the Holocaust Museum.
The museum is intended to be a world-class destination, where education will play a key role in reflecting on the past and on the importance of human rights and democratic values. urKultur is collaborating with museum planning and design firm G&A Strategy and Design LLC on the exhibition design. The new museum has been designed by Efrat Kowalsky Architects (Israel), Heide & von Beckerath (Germany) and Makridis Associates (Greece). Funding is provided jointly by the Hellenic Republic, the Federal Republic of Germany and the Stavros Niarchos Foundation (SNF) and others.
Jewish Community of Thessaloniki and the Hellenic Republic of Greece
Dr Paris Papamichos Chronakis, Lydia Vlasidou, Konstadina Karaiskou (urKultur team)
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