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December 19, 2023 - Blog, Press

On the occasion of the World Culture Day on May 21st,
Evi Migiaki in cooperation with the Region of Attica, Opanda of the Municipality of Athens, and the support by the Greek National Council of Culture Groups and Centers for the UNESCO organized the event:
 


«The Future of Cultural Diplomacy in Greece»
Concerns, Proposals, Perspectives
 
The aim of the event at Zapeion Megaron (peristyle) on May 15th, 2023 at 19.00 am, was to highlight the special importance of cultural diplomacy as a means of exercising foreign policy and reaching out to people, utilizing new forms and ways of highlighting our Greek Cultural Heritage.
Evi Migiakis testimonials, about her vision the palace of Knossos, Festos, Zakros to be registered in the Unesco List of World Heritage sites.
According the UNESCO’s official website:
“The monuments included on the World Heritage List are selected and approved on the basis of their value as the best examples of human creative genius. They exhibit an important interchange of human values and bear a unique or at least exceptional testimony to a cultural tradition or to a civilization which is living or has disappeared. They are directly linked to important stages in human history and for this reason they have outstanding universal significance and are a part of mankind’s common heritage”.
Many other highly academic speakers and representatives from the Academy of Athens and Culture, spokes us about the importance of Greek Cultural Heritage.
At the end of the speeches Evi Migiaki Helios Luxury Fashion present a Capsule Collection inspired by the Minoan Civilization accompanied by a live musical program with performer Mezzo Soprano Betty Charlafti and piano player Alkis Evaggelatos.
The event was followed by a small reception (cocktail).