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6 Corporate Responsibility aia.gr
More than 250,000 people visited the airport featuring renowned performers such as the Athens
permanent exhibitions (Exhibition of Archaeological State Orchestra, the Music Village, Zoe Tiganouria,
Findings, the Acropolis Museum - A classic Jazz performer Dimitri Vassilakis, Kostis Maraveyas
Destination and the exhibition for Eleftherios and Evanthia Reboutsika.
Venizelos). In 2016, apart from the permanent
exhibitions, AIA launched numerous art AIA also supported major Greek cultural entities
collaborations in its two temporary Art exhibitions such as the Greek National Theatre, the National
areas. In particular, at the “Art & Environment” Research Foundation “Eleftherios K. Venizelos”,
area (MTB-Departures level) the Photo and Video Elliniki Etairia - Society for the Environment and
exhibition titled “Drops of Breath” in cooperation Cultural Heritage, the Athens Concert Hall, the Greek
with the Underwater Heart of the Mediterranean National Opera, the Museum of Cycladic Art, the
project, presented in photos and videos the first Goulandris Natural History Museum, etc.
ever underwater dance performance in the world
that took place in September 2015 under the Airport & Children programme 2016
ancient Temple of Poseidon at Cape Sounio in an
underwater “amphitheater”. Under the instructions 5,739 young travelers
by set designer Yiorgos Georgiou, 15 performers hosted in the MTB
(amongst them three dancers with disabilities & Play Area
three children) from France, Greece and Cyprus
performed an underwater choreography (by 1,850 school students
choreographers Sophie Bulbulyan from France and were offered
Apostolia Papadamaki from Greece). The photo visitor tours
exhibition “Olympic Games 1896” in collaboration
with the Benaki Museum and Costa Navarino is also Donations for public benefit:
worth noting. AIA donated three highly equipped ambulances to
the National Centre for Health Emergency Response
The exhibition “EverythingHappensAsItShould.com” (EKAV) in recognition of its important role in society
in cooperation with the Polyeco Contemporary Art in general but also of its very important services
was a digital installation by artist Angelo Plessas offered to the airport. Within the same context,
aiming to raise public awareness on the issue of AIA also donated four patrol jeeps, 100 bullet proof
environmental degradation. vests and infrastructure for their Airport surveillance
system to the Airport’s Police Station in recognition
At the “Art & Culture” exhibition area (MTB – Arrivals of the long-standing partnership between them and
level), we presented a Greek jewelry designers to reinforce the station’s operational capability.
exhibition in collaboration with the platform A
JEWEL MADE IN GREECE under the title: “The Community Engagement:
Sheltering Sky”. The exhibition presented an Our Corporate Community Engagement Plan (CEP)
impressive mosaic of Hellenic civilisation and includes activities and projects either driven by
modern art through the creations of 33 Greek requests from third parties or initiated by AIA itself
jewelry designers and known brands while at the and are pertinent to education, culture, athletics,
same time passengers and visitors of the airport had transportation, society and the environment. Of major
the opportunity to vote for their favourite jewel. importance for the successful implementation of the
CEP is the continuous cooperation and constructive
The photo exhibition “1%: Privilege in a Time of dialogue with all local stakeholders. The most
Global Inequality” ran as part of the Athens Photo important initiatives for 2016 were the following:
Festival, one of the oldest photography festivals in • Financial rewards to local schools for their
the world, and having the Benaki Museum as its focal
point. participation in AIA’s Recycling Programme and to
top students from local high schools admitted to
AIA also hosted the Pulitzer Prize-winning Greek Universities.
photographer, Yannis Behrakis’, exhibition titled • Educational presentations at 13 local elementary
“People on the Move” with the aim to raise public schools, attended by 1,728 students, in order
awareness on the refugee crisis, in cooperation with to promote awareness on water conservation
Médecins Sans Frontières. issues, in cooperation with NGO Mediterranean
SOS Network, six presentations that included
Trough the “Fly me to the Moon” programme, for a tour to the airport’s environmental facilities
the 3rd consecutive year AIA offered passengers to 253 high-school students as part of a new
a unique entertainment experience at the Airport Environmental Management Programme aiming
to raise awareness on the airport’s environmental
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More than 250,000 people visited the airport featuring renowned performers such as the Athens
permanent exhibitions (Exhibition of Archaeological State Orchestra, the Music Village, Zoe Tiganouria,
Findings, the Acropolis Museum - A classic Jazz performer Dimitri Vassilakis, Kostis Maraveyas
Destination and the exhibition for Eleftherios and Evanthia Reboutsika.
Venizelos). In 2016, apart from the permanent
exhibitions, AIA launched numerous art AIA also supported major Greek cultural entities
collaborations in its two temporary Art exhibitions such as the Greek National Theatre, the National
areas. In particular, at the “Art & Environment” Research Foundation “Eleftherios K. Venizelos”,
area (MTB-Departures level) the Photo and Video Elliniki Etairia - Society for the Environment and
exhibition titled “Drops of Breath” in cooperation Cultural Heritage, the Athens Concert Hall, the Greek
with the Underwater Heart of the Mediterranean National Opera, the Museum of Cycladic Art, the
project, presented in photos and videos the first Goulandris Natural History Museum, etc.
ever underwater dance performance in the world
that took place in September 2015 under the Airport & Children programme 2016
ancient Temple of Poseidon at Cape Sounio in an
underwater “amphitheater”. Under the instructions 5,739 young travelers
by set designer Yiorgos Georgiou, 15 performers hosted in the MTB
(amongst them three dancers with disabilities & Play Area
three children) from France, Greece and Cyprus
performed an underwater choreography (by 1,850 school students
choreographers Sophie Bulbulyan from France and were offered
Apostolia Papadamaki from Greece). The photo visitor tours
exhibition “Olympic Games 1896” in collaboration
with the Benaki Museum and Costa Navarino is also Donations for public benefit:
worth noting. AIA donated three highly equipped ambulances to
the National Centre for Health Emergency Response
The exhibition “EverythingHappensAsItShould.com” (EKAV) in recognition of its important role in society
in cooperation with the Polyeco Contemporary Art in general but also of its very important services
was a digital installation by artist Angelo Plessas offered to the airport. Within the same context,
aiming to raise public awareness on the issue of AIA also donated four patrol jeeps, 100 bullet proof
environmental degradation. vests and infrastructure for their Airport surveillance
system to the Airport’s Police Station in recognition
At the “Art & Culture” exhibition area (MTB – Arrivals of the long-standing partnership between them and
level), we presented a Greek jewelry designers to reinforce the station’s operational capability.
exhibition in collaboration with the platform A
JEWEL MADE IN GREECE under the title: “The Community Engagement:
Sheltering Sky”. The exhibition presented an Our Corporate Community Engagement Plan (CEP)
impressive mosaic of Hellenic civilisation and includes activities and projects either driven by
modern art through the creations of 33 Greek requests from third parties or initiated by AIA itself
jewelry designers and known brands while at the and are pertinent to education, culture, athletics,
same time passengers and visitors of the airport had transportation, society and the environment. Of major
the opportunity to vote for their favourite jewel. importance for the successful implementation of the
CEP is the continuous cooperation and constructive
The photo exhibition “1%: Privilege in a Time of dialogue with all local stakeholders. The most
Global Inequality” ran as part of the Athens Photo important initiatives for 2016 were the following:
Festival, one of the oldest photography festivals in • Financial rewards to local schools for their
the world, and having the Benaki Museum as its focal
point. participation in AIA’s Recycling Programme and to
top students from local high schools admitted to
AIA also hosted the Pulitzer Prize-winning Greek Universities.
photographer, Yannis Behrakis’, exhibition titled • Educational presentations at 13 local elementary
“People on the Move” with the aim to raise public schools, attended by 1,728 students, in order
awareness on the refugee crisis, in cooperation with to promote awareness on water conservation
Médecins Sans Frontières. issues, in cooperation with NGO Mediterranean
SOS Network, six presentations that included
Trough the “Fly me to the Moon” programme, for a tour to the airport’s environmental facilities
the 3rd consecutive year AIA offered passengers to 253 high-school students as part of a new
a unique entertainment experience at the Airport Environmental Management Programme aiming
to raise awareness on the airport’s environmental
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