{"id":22568,"date":"2026-09-29T11:32:38","date_gmt":"2026-09-29T11:32:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/in-greece.com\/index.php\/2026\/09\/29\/emst-and-angeliki-giannakidou-win-major-european-museum-academy-awards-greek-city-times\/"},"modified":"2026-09-29T11:32:38","modified_gmt":"2026-09-29T11:32:38","slug":"emst-and-angeliki-giannakidou-win-major-european-museum-academy-awards-greek-city-times","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/in-greece.com\/index.php\/2026\/09\/29\/emst-and-angeliki-giannakidou-win-major-european-museum-academy-awards-greek-city-times\/","title":{"rendered":"EMST and Angeliki Giannakidou Win Major European Museum Academy Awards \u2013 Greek City Times"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div data-first=\"S\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Greece\u2019s National Museum of Contemporary Art Athens (EMST) has won the <strong>2026 European Art Museum Award<\/strong>, while Angeliki Giannakidou, founder and president of the Ethnological Museum of Thrace, has received the European Museum Academy\u2019s <strong>Longlife Achievement Award<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><picture><source srcset=\"https:\/\/greekcitytimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/1000240695.webp \" type=\"image\/webp\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/greekcitytimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/1000240695.jpg\" height=\"405\" width=\"720\" class=\"wp-image-603552 sp-no-webp\" alt=\"EMST European Art Museum Award\" decoding=\"async\"\/> <\/source><\/picture><\/figure>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The two Greek distinctions were announced at the European Museum Academy awards ceremony in Alicante, Spain, marking international recognition for both contemporary art and the preservation of Thrace\u2019s cultural heritage.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">According to the Ministry of Culture, Giannakidou\u2019s award honours four decades of work documenting, preserving and promoting the history and traditions of Greece\u2019s border region.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Ethnological Museum of Thrace was also recognised by the European Museum Academy in 2025, receiving a Special Distinction at the DASA Awards for its innovative approach to museum education.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Culture Minister Lina Mendoni said Giannakidou\u2019s recognition underscored the significance of the museum\u2019s work and its contribution to preserving the cultural identity of Thrace.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cFor four decades, with tireless dedication, scientific rigour and deep commitment to her region, Angeliki Giannakidou has played a leading role in preserving, documenting and promoting the history and traditions of our country\u2019s border region,\u201d Mendoni said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">She described the Ethnological Museum of Thrace as a vibrant cultural institution whose work extends beyond exhibitions to research, publications and educational programmes.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The museum has carried out research into Thracian music, pottery, metalworking and cuisine, while developing programmes aimed at connecting the region\u2019s cultural heritage with contemporary audiences.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Mendoni said the Ministry of Culture would continue to support Giannakidou\u2019s work, adding that the international honour highlighted the contribution of regional museums to contemporary culture.<\/p>\n<footer class=\"article-tags entry-footer\">\n<div>\n\t\t<strong>Tags:<\/strong><br \/>\n\t\tAngeliki Giannakidou, Contemporary Art, EMST, Ethnological Museum of Thrace, European Art Museum Award, European Museum Academy, Greece, Greek culture, Greek heritage, Greek museums, museums, National Museum of Contemporary Art Athens, Thrace\t<\/div>\n<\/footer>\n<div class=\"category_container author-information\">\n<div class=\"inner\">\n<section id=\"authorpage\" class=\"authorpage\">\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/99ca06517608e7af44e9761bf7c358974ffbc4a43859fd8e5be6fc2f50d341af?s=164&amp;r=g\" srcset=\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/99ca06517608e7af44e9761bf7c358974ffbc4a43859fd8e5be6fc2f50d341af?s=328&amp;r=g 2x\" class=\"avatar avatar-164 photo lazyload\" height=\"164\" width=\"164\" decoding=\"async\"\/>\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"author-content\">\n<h5>Bill Giannopoulos<\/h5>\n<h4>Junior Editor<\/h4>\n<p>Bill Giannopoulos is a Junior Editor at Greek City Times, covering Greek and international news, sport, and history.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/greekcitytimes.gr\" class=\"boxed-icon fill\" target=\"_blank\"><i class=\"fa-solid fa-link\"\/><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/section><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a 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The two Greek distinctions were announced at the European Museum Academy awards ceremony in Alicante, Spain, marking international &#8230; <\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more-container\"><a title=\"EMST and Angeliki Giannakidou Win Major European Museum Academy Awards \u2013 Greek City Times\" class=\"read-more button\" href=\"https:\/\/in-greece.com\/index.php\/2026\/09\/29\/emst-and-angeliki-giannakidou-win-major-european-museum-academy-awards-greek-city-times\/#more-22568\" aria-label=\"Read more about EMST and Angeliki Giannakidou Win Major European Museum Academy Awards \u2013 Greek City Times\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":22569,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"iawp_total_views":0,"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/greekcitytimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/1000240695.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-22568","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","no-featured-image-padding"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/in-greece.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22568","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/in-greece.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/in-greece.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/in-greece.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/in-greece.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=22568"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/in-greece.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22568\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/in-greece.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/22569"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/in-greece.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=22568"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/in-greece.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=22568"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/in-greece.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=22568"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}