Welcome Reception

April 23rd 2012 at the Megaron Athens International Conference Center

The Welcome Reception event of the TRA 2012 Conference will take place at the Megaron Athens International Conference Center (the venue of the Conference), in the “Banquette” room (floor -2), from 20:00 to 24:00 hours. Modern music and cocktails/ finger food will complement the warm, unofficial meeting of all Conference participants.

Gala Dinner

April 24th 2012 at the New Acropolis Museum Restaurant

A guided tour to the new Acropolis Museum, which opened its doors on June 2009 and reflects the absolute cultural symbol of the city will be offered to all Gala Dinner participants. The Acropolis Museum is an archaeological site-specific museum, housing the most famous works of classical antiquity. The Museum galleries house findings from the slopes of the Acropolis and other collections. The first gallery’s glass floor offers views to the excavation, while its upward slope eludes to the ascent to the Acropolis. The new Museum offers all the amenities expected in an international museum of the 21st century and, despite its short period of operation, it has already become a pole of attraction for thousands of people from all around the world.

After the interesting tour in the Museum, participants will have the opportunity to enjoy their cocktail and dinner in the Museums restaurant which is located on the roof garden of the Museum with a breathtaking view to the Acropolis.

Farewell Reception

April 25th 2012 at Aegli Zappeiou

The history of AEGLI, which is located in the Zappion Gardens (next to the Zappion Hall), dates back to the 19th century.  It was originally built in the late 1880s as a kiosk. Its purpose was to provide Athenians with a meeting spot where they could enjoy their coffee with friends or take refreshment following one of the small theatrical shows that took place in the Gardens. A further consideration was to help provide for the upkeep of the Gardens and all commercial gains were earmarked for this purpose.

Over the decades AEGLI became an Athenian landmark and a common randez vous point for social and intellectual gatherings, where its unique view of the Acropolis, the Kallimarmaro Stadium and the Saronic Gulf could be enjoyed.

Today, Aegli has been renovated and rejuvenated, always keeping in mind the need to live up to its name. Aegli has returned for Athenians and visitors to their city with a dual role: on the one hand, to revitalize in the minds of older Athenians (and to familiarize younger ones) the notion of neoclassical Athens and, on the other hand, to enhance the cultural profile of Greece’s capital.