The document discusses the current elements that make up Athens' city image, including organizations, libraries, events, and museums. It outlines several non-profit organizations that support arts and culture, education, science and technology in Athens. These include the Neon Organization, Niarchos Foundation, Onassis Culture Center, Eugenides Foundation, and others. It also lists several prominent libraries, recurring cultural events like art festivals, and museums like the Acropolis Museum that are part of Athens' identity. The cities initiatives to improve sustainability, boost the local economy, and engage citizens are also summarized.

1. What are the current
elements in Athens city
image?
MUSEUMS,EVENTS,ORGANIZATIONS,LIBRARIES

2. Organizations
 Neon organization : is a non- profit organization
which works to bring contemporary culture closer to
everyone. It is vibrant and engaging interlocutor with
civic and cultural stakeholders and the wider public
 Niarchos foundation : is one of the world’s leading
international organizations, making grants in the area
of arts and culture, education, health and medicine
and social welfare
 Onassis culture center : is a cultural space hosting
events and actions across the whole spectrum of the
arts and also supporting Greek artists

3. Organizations
 Eugenides Foundation : is a non – profit
organization , its founding charter states
that its objective is to contribute to the
education of young Greeks in science
and technology (planetarium,libraries)
 Theocharakis foundation : the foundation
aims to encourage the public to enter
into a wide – ranging and interdisciplinary
dialogue with music and the visual arts, to
promote the work of Greek artists abroad,
to employ every means at its disposal to
disseminate the content of its activities
and to develop networks facilitating
collaboration and exchange

4. Organizations
 Foundation of the Hellenic world : the mission
of FHW is the preservation and dissemination
of Hellenic history and tradition, the creation
of an awareness of the universal dimension of
Hellenism and the promotion of its contribution
to cultural evolution.
 Foundation Bodosaki : is an organization
which activate in the education, health,
environment, novelty and entrepreneurship
 Others foundations with same purposes :
public benefit foundation John S. Latsis,
Leventis foundation, Kakogiannis foundation
etc

5. Organizations
 Recycling: includes the protection
and improvement of urban green
areas, which is a vital element in our
city, it contributes to the pollution of
the overcrowded atmosphere,
aesthetics and overall sustainability of
urban space
https://www.cityofathens.gr/en/cityof
athens
 Athens bio waste: The ATHENS-
BIOWASTE project aims at the
implementation of biowaste
separation at source in selected areas
of the Municipalities of Athens and
Kifissia and the treatment of the
collected biowaste in the Mechanical
and Biological Treatment Facility of
EDSNA in order to produce high
quality compost.
http://www.biowaste.gr/site/?lang=en

6. Libraries
 National library
 Library of Athens concert hall
 Stratis Tsirkas Library
 Library of Hellenic parliament
 Gennadius Library
 Library of municipality of Athens
 Library of Athens school of Fine Arts
 Elia Library

7. Libraries  Library of Hellenic American union
 Library of IFA
 Library of instituto italiano di cultura
 Library of instituto Cervantes
 Library of institut Goethe
 Library of tee

8. Events
 Restart Athens : the axes of the program
are to foster local business and
competitiveness, improving quality of life
of city residents, revitalization
(regeneration) of urban fabric, effective
management of social crisis and
ensuring implementation and
sustainability of the program.
 Rethink Athens : this project is launching
the transformation of the center of
Athens in 2016

9. Events
 Athens Startup Weekend Sustainability : is a
global grassroots movement of active and
empowered entrepreneurs who are learning
the basics of founding startups and launching
successful ventures. It is the largest community
of passionate entrepreneurs with over 400
past events in 100 countries around the world
in 2011.
 Art-athina : a meeting point of international
artistic creation, it brings together significant
Greek and foreign art galleries
 Athens bike festival

10. Events
 Industrial Technology:The National Advisory
Committee (NAC) consists of Greek experts
from industry, research and policy. They
ensure that there is a “Greek perspective” in
the event programme and that Greek
expertise is showcased in the
behttp://www.industrialtechnologies2014.eu/n
ac-and-eag/st possible way.
 Athena – Research and Innovation Center in
Information: The Athena Research and
Innovation Center in Information,
Communication and Knowledge
Technologies was founded in 2003 comprising
of three previously existing and two new
institutes. https://www.athena-
innovation.gr/en.html

11. This is Athens !
 Ergo Athina: City of Athens has
implemented a multifaceted
development project called 'Project
Athens ", which is in full swing, with the
aim to transform Athens with the
participation of citizens in a modern
European metropolis.
http://www.developathens.gr/el/the-
athens-project/mission
 SynAthina: The City of Athens created
the platform "SynAthina" to support
and facilitate citizens' groups that their
actions improve the quality of life in
Athens. http://www.synathina.gr/

12. Museums
 Acropolis museum : museum gives visitors the opportunity to enjoy music
events and galleries but also learn about the exhibits in a creative way
through the specially designed family backpacks, films, gifts and
conversations
 Museum Benaki, national museum of contemporary art, museum
Goulandri and others museums do the same things