Greek migration museum project marks first anniversary in Sydney

An lawsuit will beryllium held successful Sydney this weekend to people the archetypal day of the Living Museum “Our People, Their Stories”, a task dedicated to preserving the experiences of the Greek diaspora successful Australia.

The museum, launched successful October 2024 by Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew, collects and archives oral histories from archetypal and second-generation Greek migrants, aiming to supply a grounds of migration journeys and colony experiences.

The day lawsuit will take spot connected Saturday 4 October, astatine the Australian National Maritime Museum.

It will beryllium attended by Archbishop Makarios of Australia, Greece’s Minister of Culture Lina Mendoni, and NSW Minister for Multiculturalism Steve Kamper, among different guests.

The programme includes the screening of a commemorative audio-visual diagnostic and selected recorded stories, arsenic well arsenic an accumulation of humanities objects linked to Greek migration to Australia.

The Living Museum, accessible online, continues to adhd to its postulation of stories and artefacts that bespeak the past and publication of Greek Australians.