Two remaining accessible tours at the Chatzimichali Museum!

The accessible tour series at the “Angeliki Chatzimichali” Museum of Folk Art and Tradition (Athens Municipality) concludes this year with two final Greek Sign Language-interpreted tours in May and June!

Interior view of the Angeliki Chatzimichali Museum of Folk Art and Tradition. The photo captures the grand entrance hall of the Museum, with the wooden carved staircase prominently visible in the background.

Each season, we draw inspiration from the folkloric character of the Museum. In collaboration with Stavroula Pisimisi, folklorist and curator of the Museum, we craft an accessible tour that highlights the distinct features, traditions, and rural artifacts tied to each time of year.

Join us on Saturday, May 31, 2025, at 12 p.m. at the Angeliki Chatzimichali Museum of Folk Art and Tradition in Plaka, where we’ll explore the season’s customs and traditions through an immersive, accessible experience!

For more details about the Museum and its accessible tours in collaboration with liminal, click here.

Spring at the Museum: Imagine a bird

Patchwork artwork depicting vibrant orange birds soaring over blooming flowers against a backdrop of blue sky. — Zeimpeki Eleni – Birds of happiness

Visitors will also have the opportunity to explore the Museum’s ongoing patchwork exhibition, titled “Imagine a Bird”, on display until June 29. This group exhibition features approximately 200 patchwork artworks by artists from across Europe (Greece, Switzerland, Finland, Norway, Sweden, Poland, Ireland, the United Kingdom, and Iceland), all members of the European Quilting Association – of which the Greek Patchwork Association is also a member.

Patchwork artwork featuring an owl in bold teal-green hues, standing out against a dark, starry night sky. — Athena – Peackowl

The aim of creating these works and exhibiting them across European cities is twofold: to reaffirm the spirit of collectivity and collaboration among people, and to celebrate a form of European folk art that is now recognized as a distinct visual expression—one that champions craftsmanship in our contemporary era.

Simultaneously, these works serve as a voice for ecological and social concerns, acting as a bridge between past and present. They carry forward a vital anti-consumerist philosophy: the creation of material culture from discarded elements imbued with memory and identity.

Accessible guided tours of the Museum

The Museum of Folk Art and Tradition “Angeliki Chatzimichali” continues its series of guided tours with interpretation in Greek Sign Language for deaf and hard of hearing people.

Έκθεμα του Μουσείο Αγγελικής Χατζημιχάλη με τίτλο "Ενδυμα Δελφικών Εορτών". Ένα μανεκέν είναι ντυμένο με μια μακριά φορεσιά σε καφέ σκούρα απόχρωση με μαύρες λεπτομέρειες στο τελείωμά της. Η ενδυμασία θυμίζει μετεξέλιξη των αρχαιοελληνικών χιτώνων.

During our guided tours, we will learn about the life and work of the first female Greek folklorist Angeliki Chatzimichali, who, in the 1920s, began her field research in Greece, both on the islands and on the mainland, studying the Greek Folk Culture.

We will get to know the collections of folk art objects and we will recognize a whole world full of symbols, through shapes, colors and patterns, which reveal the relations of the people of popular culture with beliefs and superstitions.

Information

Upcoming GSL-interpreted tours:
Saturday, May 31 at 12:00 p.m.
Saturday, June 28 at 12:00 p.m.

Address: Ag. Chatzimichali 6 Plaka, 10558 (MAP)

Secure your spot by emailing [email protected] with the subject line “Chatzimichali”.

Opening hours of the Museum: Tuesday to Friday 11:00-16:00, Saturday and Sunday 10:00-15:00, closed on Mondays.
Contact numbers for information, guided tours and educational programmes: 210-3243987, 210-3243972, [email protected].