Family educational programs for children aged 3-5 years, together with their parents. Experiential activities with themes inspired by mythology, Greek nutrition, space, and prehistory.
The «Theatron» aims to house contemporary artistic expression and, combined with the infrastructure of the Culture Center «Hellenic Cosmos», to become an important cultural hub for Greece.
The building of the «Theatron» is a multifunctional space with the main design features being polymorphism and flexibility. It has been designed according to the most modern technological and architectural specifications and uses state-of-the-art audiovisual equipment, unique for Greek standards.
For the operating hours of the «Theatron» please refer here.
The building has: the “Antigone Hall” of 1,000 spectators capacity, the “Iphigenia Hall” of up to 650 spectators capacity, the “Ismene Hall”, three foyers with bars on different floors, multipurpose rooms, smaller multifunctional rooms where meetings, press conferences or workshops can take place as well as an underground parking lot of 220 spots and an outdoor parking lot of 170 spots.
The Atrium located at the entrance of the "Theatron" offers additional outdoor space for the events, thanks to the wonderful weather of our city.
Current Plays
Theatrical Productions
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
The Foundation of the Hellenic World, with a tradition of grand productions (based on the great works of world literature), presents for the 2025-2026 theatrical season the classic novel “The Hunchback of Notre Dame,” at the Theatron of the «Hellenic Cosmos» Cultural Centre. After the huge success of “Les Misérables” for two consecutive years, Konstantina Nikolaidi takes on the direction of another popular masterpiece by the great French writer.
Theatrical Productions
«Our Big Circus» by Iakovos Kambanellis
The Foundation of the Hellenic World presents for the 2025-2026 theatrical season the play “Our Great Circus” by Iakovos Kambanellis, with music by Stavros Xarchakos and directed by Petros Zoulias. The work follows, in a dramatic but also humorous way, the course of Greek history. The songs, performed live by Kostas Triantafyllidis and the entire troupe with the orchestra on stage, alternate with the narration and compose a work full of emotion and historical references.
Theatrical Productions
Neither Forward nor Backward
The Foundation of the Hellenic World, after the huge success of the summer tour, welcomes the new satirical comedy «Neither Forward nor Backward» by Thanasis Papathanasiou and Michalis Reppas, produced by the company Methexis of Christos Tripodis. Starring: Antonis Loudaros, Matilda Maggira, Panos Stathakopoulos, Stavros Nikolaidis, Dimitra Stogianni, Manos Ioannou and Katerina Zarifi.
Theatrical Productions
Alice in the Land of Fish
The Foundation of the Hellenic World hosts at the Theatron of the «Hellenic Cosmos» Cultural Centre the subversive fairytale «Alice in the Land of Fish» by Giannis Xanthoulis, produced by Methexis Company and directed by Christos Tripodis. A magical performance full of music, song, dance, and imagination!
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Educational Programs
The «Hellenic Cosmos» Cultural Centre offers Educational Programs for children 5 to 8 years old, which are designed and implemented by the Museological-Educational Department and take place in all the fully equipped indoor and outdoor spaces 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.