Displays on Greek culture from prehistory and onward.
The Benaki Museum is a network of seven sites across Athens city centre and mainland . Throughout its galleries, different cultures and historical periods meet modern art moves, while rich historical archives bring past wisdom into our contemporary world. Its varied and rare Collection is surrounded by an impressive array of cultural activities. Numerous temporary exhibitions, publications, conferences, concerts and educational programmes make the Benaki Museum a multifarious art institution of the 21st century. As one of Greece's leading museum institutions under private law, the Benaki Museum aims at inspiring people to reach for kn owledge and reflect on cultural heritage, through its extensive collections that cover several cultural fields and its range of activities serving more than one social interest. Its key objectives are:
Openness, Democratization of Collections, Flexibility: to provide open access to collections and archives Social Awareness, Social Presence: to be an active member of the community in which it operates for the benefit of the public Research & Collaboration: to establish itself into the wider scientific community on all fields of its interest
National & International Presence: to promote the exchange of exhibitions and publications Self-sufficiency, Sustainability, Resilience: to support its financial and organizational operation, thus ensuring its evolution for generations to come.
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**THE INTERNATIONAL CIRCLE PROGRAM** The International Circle Program is designed for everyone in the USA who wishes to keep in contact with Hellenic culture and heritage, through an organization with rich and diverse collections and numerous activities. The International Circle Program connects its Members with the Benaki Museum through traveling exhibitions, lectures, video presentations and virtual tours. Members enjoy many benefits, like discounts and free admission to all Benaki Museum venues. - Join the Program and become an active part of a family, the International Circle of Benaki Museum Members. - Support and contribute to the Museum mission and work. **INTERNATIONAL CIRCLE BENEFITS** *International Member* $300 annual fee - Personalized Membership Card - Bi-Monthly Newsletter - Discounts 10% discount on Museum shops and e-shop 10% discount on Museum cafes – restaurants 15% discount on Benaki Museum publications - Free admission to all temporary exhibitions +1 guest - Free admission to all permanent collections +1 guest - One private guided tour upon request *Special offer* - Two members for $500 **OUR AIM:** To preserve and make accessible as widely as possible the diverse collections of the Benaki Museum through all available channels of communication and display. To maintain a dynamic connection with ongoing cultural processes in Greece and beyond. **[THE BENAKI MUSEUM](https://www.benaki.org/index.php?lang=en)** The Benaki Museum was founded by Antonis Benakis, a Greek expatriate, a cosmopolitan and a visionary collector, born in Alexandria Egypt. He bequeathed to the Greek Nation his collections and parental home, which opened in April 1931 as the Benaki Museum. Since its inauguration, the Benaki Museum evolved into one of the largest and most innovative museums in Europe, with several annexes, archives, conservation laboratories and shops. Despite its development, the Benaki Museum remains welcoming, open to all and faithful to its mission: the creation of a space of diversity, where cultures, eras and places meet.