Goulandris Museum of Natural History

General Description

The Museum brings visitors into contact with the world of plants and animals, offering scientific knowledge in an understandable way. It highlights the functions of the plant and animal kingdoms, as well as the interdependence and balance of ecosystems. The Museum's educational activities are aimed at providing knowledge and fostering environmental awareness. They are aimed at pupils, students, teachers and the general public. In addition to organized guided tours, the Education Department cooperates with experts and volunteers to implement programmes, projects and children's workshops. The aim is to familiarize the public with the natural environment, to understand the interdependencies and to raise public awareness of the dangers threatening nature in order to encourage its protection.

Activities

The Goulandris Natural History Museum offers a variety of activities for children, aiming to educate, entertain and raise awareness of the natural environment and its protection. Here are some of the main activities: 

• Children's Workshops : The Museum organizes creative workshops where children participate in educational activities related to nature, animals and ecosystems. Various methods are used, such as crafts, interactive games and experiments,

• Guided Tours for Children : Specialized tours for schoolchildren and young children, where young visitors learn in a simple and fun way about the Museum's exhibits, such as stuffed animals, dinosaur skeletons, plants and minerals,

• Museum Educational Programs : Children participate in interactive programs that combine learning with play, helping them to understand the science of natural history and the importance of environmental conservation such as "CLIMATE CHANGE AND US", "The two water cycles", "The Thirsty Island".

• Educational Games : The Museum offers specially designed games that teach children the concepts of biodiversity, ecology and species protection. These games encourage participation and interaction, making learning more fun,

• Activities in the Garden : The Museum's botanical garden is open to children, offering activities related to plants and gardening, enhancing their contact with nature in a real environment,

• Documentary Screenings : The Museum often screens documentaries on environmental themes, adapted for children and aimed at teaching them about life in nature and different ecosystems,

• Natural History Museum Permanent Exhibition : The Museum's rock exhibition includes mainly specimens from Greece. It begins with a schematic illustration of the cycle of rocks, which shows the process of their creation and transformation. There is also an exhibition of herpetology, ornithology, entomology,

• Summer Camp : Every summer a summer camp is organized, with experiments and fun,

• School Visits : To book a date to visit school units in the Natural History Exhibition Programmes, please contact Mrs. Irini Chroni (tel. 210 8015870, ext. 670), Monday to Friday, 8.00 - 15.00.