Haridimos Shadow Puppet Museum - Theatre
Information
- Address: Melina Cultural Centre, 66 Iraklidon & Thessalonikis sts, Thissio
- Telephone: 210 3452150, 210 3414466
- Opening hours: 9:00-13:00 & 17:00-21:00 Tuesday to Sunday. Closed Sunday evening
The Karagiozis shadow puppet theatre is back in Thissio. Karagiozis and his friends now have a permanent home in the City of Athens Melina Cultural Centre. Following a donation of material by Sotiris Haridimos, the City of Athens Cultural Organisation created the Haridimos Shadow Puppet Museum - Theatre and Workshop, which hosts three generations of the Haridimos family and a tradition which dates back to 1913.
The Haridimos Shadow Puppet Museum - Theatre hosts a rich collection of items from the Haridimos family whose members are known for performing Karagiozis shadow puppet theatre. More than 1,000 exhibits feature, including puppets made from leather, cardboard and tissue paper, sketches, cloth-bound handwritten books, folk art and photographs dating from the early 20th century up until today.
Free performances are conducted for school groups at the museum-theatre as well as puppet-making lessons for children and adults on a weekly basis.
