The Committee of Memory of Asia Minor Hellenism 1922-2022 in the framework of its events, held today, December 5, 2022, the opening of the Multi-Exhibition "Asia Minor Memories and Relics", which aims to preserve the historical memory and especially of Asia Minor Hellenism. The opening of the exhibition took place in the presence of the Honourable Minister of Education, Sports and Youth Mr. Prodromos Prodromos, the Deputy Head and Counsellor of Embassy A Ms. Eleni Bishbikopoulou, on behalf of the Ambassador of Greece in Cyprus, and the Bishop of Pafos and Supervisor of the Archbishop's Throne Mr. George.
The Multi-Exhibition opened to the public and students after the opening and is hosted at the Bank of Cyprus Cultural Foundation (Old Nicosia, A. Patsalides Hall). Prodromou stressed that the Multi-Exhibition is an example of the preservation of historical memory, a representation of the life of the Asia Minor people, but also a memorial for all those people who contributed to the formation and forging of Greek civilization. He also mentioned that this Multi-Exhibition is divided into four thematic pillars, which sealed the history and culture of Pontus and Asia Minor in the fields of Education, Culture, Religion and History.
The representative of His Excellency the Ambassador of Greece in Cyprus, Deputy Head of Embassy A', Mrs. Eleni Bishbikopoulou in her address referred to the need to preserve historical memory. She also recalled that last year's Greek Embassy Student Essay Contest 2021 - 2022, which was held in cooperation with the Ministry of Education, Sports and Youth and the Greek Embassy, focused on the knowledge of the history, achievements and culture of Asia Minor Hellenism. Finally, he said that Asia Minor is the cradle of culture and expressed his thanks to the people who opened their hearts and shared with us their memories and heirlooms. The Asia Minor catastrophe gave many messages such as: division should not penetrate our souls and we should rely on our own strengths. He also stressed that all the Ecumenical Councils were signed in Asia Minor.
The Coordinator of the Committee of Events of the Memory of Asia Minor Hellenism, Dr. Polymnia Hadjineofytou, said among other things that the contact of the visitors with the exhibits will enable the general public and especially the students to come into direct contact with the distant Asia Minor, while at the same time they will get to know its history, customs and traditions as well as the richness of its culture. He also expressed his sincere thanks to all the contributors and sponsors, who contributed to the realization of the Multi-Exhibition.
The opening was concluded with the listening of Asia Minor melodies by Christodoros Mnasonos and Yannis Lebos. The opening of the Polyexhibition was concluded with a guided tour and palpation in the sacred space of the Polyexhibition's documents by the theologian Chrysostomos Melis, who together with his colleagues collected this rare material.
It is recalled that the Polyexhibition will be open from 5 to 28 December 2022 from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Schools will be able to visit the PolyExpo after arranging their visit by calling 22800749.
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