The countdown to Christmas has begun and The "Hellenic Cosmos" Cultural Centre offers children aged 3 – 12 years a plethora of educational programs and workshops, full of Christmas flavors, surprises, imagination and adventure! Come and let's experience the magic of Christmas and the sparkle of the holidays together!
Birthday Parties at the «Hellenic Cosmos» Cultural Centre!
Come celebrate your child's birthday with us in a different way by choosing educational programs that aim at entertainment, education, teamwork, and create an unforgettable celebration experience!
Our little friends and their guests will have the opportunity to participate in the specially designed educational programs by the Museum Educators of the "Hellenic Cosmos" for this special day and watch a Virtual Reality screening in the "Tholos", while parents/escorts spend their time in the welcoming space of The "Hellenic Cosmos" Cultural Centre, specially configured for the event.
- For children from 5 to 12 years old.
- The duration of each educational program is 60 minutes.
- Find out about the Virtual Reality Screenings in the Tholos.
- Special discounts are offered at the shop of The "Hellenic Cosmos" Cultural Centre for your guests' souvenir gifts.
- Free parking is available.
Come celebrate the most beautiful birthday together at the "Hellenic Cosmos" Cultural Centre!
For information - reservations: tel.: 212 254 0000
Suggested Educational Programs
❊ On the trail of the legendary Captain Bandaga
Captain Bandaga is no longer alive, after many years. But his fame has not faded! It remains alive through the passage of time! Everyone knows that he has hidden his legendary treasure on his faraway island. What will happen when the old, worn-out map falls into the hands of our aspiring pirates? Will they manage to decipher the clues and live the adventure?
Readiness and quickness Activities inspired by the magical pirate world! We play and test our endurance as well as our observational skills.
❊ A Hole is a Hole and it brings us Laughter!
A hole here, a hole there, a hole further away… If you think about it, there are holes everywhere around us! Some big and some small, some black-and-white or even colorful, perhaps funny or scary, they sweep us into unusual games. Have you considered how much training someone needs to become a great and mighty hole-digger?
Activities of observation, accuracy, and movement meet and create a different program on the occasion of holes.
❊ We grab Art, we surrender to Play
How does a graffiti load balloons onto our backs? Why do Dali's moustaches become a game? Works of art and painters come to fill our celebration with play.
Activities: Movement, observation, memory, and creation games inspired by famous works of art.
❊ For him they were Labors, for us... a game!
We join forces and with speed, intelligence, courage, and daring, we follow the footsteps of Heracles, the most famous hero of all time. Mount Olympus awaits us!
Activities: Games with movement, action, and thought inspired by the labors of Heracles.
❊ Hunting the Dragon
Alarm at the palace! A fearsome dragon has occupied the water spring. Aspiring knights and brave princesses take on the task of driving the dragon far away...
Activities: Tests of balance, agility, accuracy, as well as riddles help us drive the dragon away!
❊ Children in Action
Olympic sports then and now! We discover, experiment, and laugh! We celebrate our friends' birthdays by participating in contests of yesterday and today. Our physical abilities will be tested, but especially our tolerance for laughter.
Activities: Games inspired by ancient Olympic sports events as well as an interactive quiz in the Tholos about Olympic sports.
❊ Is there a solution for everything? The mystery of the lost numbers…
for children aged 9-12 years
Eucleides, a ten-year-old student who loves math and philosophy, receives a strange "gift" on his birthday, which leads him into a mystery full of "problems" and "riddles" that demand solutions. Are you ready, you and your friends, to help him?
Activities: A leaflet with educational activities inspired by the exhibition of ancient Greek mathematics. We test our observation skills as well as our ability to solve mysteries!
The educational program takes place within the exhibition "Is there a solution for everything? A journey into the world of ancient Greek mathematics" presented at the "Hellenic Cosmos" and is supplemented by a ten-minute Virtual tour with the "Inventions of Archimedes."
Duration 60 minutes
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Educational Programs
Family educational programs for children aged 3-5 years, along with their parents. Experiential activities with themes inspired by mythology, the Greek diet, space, and prehistory.
The "Hellenic Cosmos" Cultural Centre offers Educational Programs for children aged 5 to 8, which are designed and implemented by the Museum Education – Educational Department and take place in all fully equipped indoor and outdoor areas of the "Hellenic Cosmos".
The choir of the Foundation of the Hellenic World invites children and teenagers aged 8 to 18, who love music, to become part of a vibrant community of sound, expression, and joy under the guidance of music educator Matthia Spitadaki.
The “Hellenic Cosmos” welcomes the new school year with new educational programs and activities that cater to all age groups. The programs are designed and implemented by the Museum Educators Department. Children are encouraged to collaborate, observe, investigate, and create.
Friends Association
Become a Volunteer at the «Hellenic Cosmos» Cultural Centre!
The Friends Association of the Foundation of the Hellenic World offers the opportunity for volunteer work to those who wish to gain knowledge about the activities of Charitable Foundations and Non-Profit Organizations.
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Signing of a Memorandum of Cooperation between the Foundation of the Hellenic World and EKKOMED - Creative Greece for the development of joint actions in the field of digital games and creative technology
The Foundation of the Hellenic World and the Hellenic Center for Cinema, Audiovisual Media and Creation - Creative Greece signed a Memorandum of Cooperation defining the framework of their joint actions in the field of digital games, creative technology, and immersive emerging technologies. The Memorandum was signed by Ms. Sofia Kounenaki Efraimoglou, Executive Vice President of the Board of Directors of the FHW, and Mr. Leonidas Christopoulos, CEO of HCCAMC – Creative Greece.
The Foundation of the Hellenic World participates in the 89th Thessaloniki International Fair
The Foundation of the Hellenic World takes part in the 89th Thessaloniki International Fair, which takes place from September 6 to 14, 2025. The FHW, as the first institution to use new technologies and virtual reality for the promotion and dissemination of culture, welcomes the public at Pavilion 17, Stand 19 and invites you to explore some of the innovative applications it has developed, as well as the latest projects in which it participates.
The Foundation of the Hellenic World participates in the leading Extended Reality exhibition, Augmented World Expo
The Foundation of the Hellenic World, as a pioneering organization in the utilization of new technologies in the field of culture, is participating in the internationally recognized Extended Reality exhibition, Augmented World Expo, which is taking place in the United States of America. This participation marks another significant step in the promotion and dissemination of the rich Greek cultural heritage to a global audience.
Signing of a Memorandum of Cooperation between the Foundation of the Hellenic World and the General Secretariat for Greeks Abroad and Public Diplomacy of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs
A Memorandum of Cooperation aiming to promote Greek tradition, Greek culture and history, Greek language education, as well as the Greek creative sector, was signed on Wednesday, June 4, 2025, at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, by the Secretary General for Greeks Abroad and Public Diplomacy, Maira Myrogianni, and the Executive Vice President of the Board of Directors of the Foundation of the Hellenic World, Sofia Kounenaki Efraimoglou, in the presence of the Deputy Minister responsible for Greeks Abroad, Yiannis Loverdos.
New collaboration of the Foundation of the Hellenic World with the Holy Metropolis of Fthiotida
The Foundation of the Hellenic World is launching a new collaboration with the Holy Metropolis of Fthiotida for the digitization and digital promotion of 15 churches-monuments and 60 mobile relics of high cultural, historical, and religious significance under the responsibility of the Metropolis of Fthiotida, as well as the creation of 11 religious routes-destinations and their online presentation using advanced information and communication technologies.
Completion of the Project "Digitization of Sacred Relics of Parish Churches"
With the presence of His Beatitude Archbishop of Athens and All Greece, Ieronymos II, the completion event of the co-financed Project "Digitization of Sacred Relics of Parish Churches" with MIS 6003375, organized by the Foundation of Pastoral Education of the Holy Archdiocese of Athens, was held with great success and a large turnout of guests on Thursday, October 3, at the «Hellenic Cosmos» Cultural Centre. The purpose of this project was the digital recording of the valuable ecclesiastical relics of the Holy Archdiocese of Athens and the Holy Monastery of Hosios Loukas, which constitute an important part of our country's cultural and spiritual heritage.