Every year on May 18th, International Museum Day is celebrated. This year's theme is "The Future of Museums: Recover and Reimagine", aiming to highlight the unprecedented conditions that have arisen globally due to the pandemic, reflecting on the role of museums, redefining their purpose, and the contribution of culture as a lever for recovery in the post-Covid era.
The Neraida Floating Museum, having remained closed to the public for many months, now opens its digital doors to welcome visitors back. In celebration of International Museum Day 2021, the Museum is organising a series of digital activities targeting diverse groups, including students, children and families, and the general public. Through these activities, aim to open a channel of communication with the museum, the audience will have the opportunity to ask questions, interact, and explore the exhibition spaces virtually.
With a focus on this year's theme, the Museum utilizes modern tools to reintroduce itself to the public, bridging physical distances, seeking new ways of communication, and sharing experiences. In that framework, ti presents the following three new creative activities that will take place online throughout the week of May 17-23, 2021.
1. "Online guided tour of the Neraida Floating Museum"
An activity for the general public
Come aboard the Neraida Floating Museum and take a virtual tour of its spaces! Through the online guided tour, you will get to know the history of the ship, the origins of which date over 80 years back, the chronicle of its conversion from an old passenger ship into a floating museum, and the business career of its owner, John Latsis, which runs through the entire 20th century. At the same time, you will be shown different aspects of the ship, both known and unknown, as well as of the maritime tradition in general.
Click HERE for a journey through time with the NERAIDA!
2. "Full speed ahead: The students start their journey with the Neraida!"
An online activity for Primary School students
Why was this ship called "Neraida"? When does its story begin? In which ports did it anchor? How did the telegraph on the ship’s bridge work? What was the speaking tube used for? Why did the crew of the "Neraida" need a bell? What are a famous movie diva and three Russian cosmonauts doing aboard the ‘Neraida’?
These and many more questions will be answered in our interactive online tours! Board the ship, explore its spaces, search for its crew members, discover old and new objects and get to know their stories.
Register at [email protected] and log in to the Webex distance learning platform to start your journey!
3. "What would you like to know about the Neraida? Ask us, and we'll answer!"
An online activity for children and parents
The Neraida Floating Museum opens its digital doors to visitors of all ages, answering their questions and revealing aspects of its daily life and long history.
Follow the Neraida Floating Museum on social media, Instagram & Facebook, ask your questions, and discover all of its secrets! From May17 to 23, 2021, the ship’s crew will answer your questions and will reveal known and unknown stories about the legendary ship of the Saronic Gulf.
All online activities implemented by museums in the framework of the International Museum Day are available here.