• International Archives Day 2020

    Central Service of the General State Archives (GAK) 61 Dafnis Street, Athens, Psychiko, Greece

    This year, the very different circumstances created by the COVID-19 pandemic did not allow the General State Archives (GSA), nor any archival institution worldwide, to carry out their planned activities. Due to this inability to organize events, the International Council on Archives (ICA), in the framework of the celebration of the International Archives Week #IAW2020, […]

  • International Archives Day 2021

    Central Service of the General State Archives (GAK) 61 Dafnis Street, Athens, Psychiko, Greece

    On June 9, 2021, the International Archives Day was celebrated, marking the opening of the exhibition “Run upon the waves of the dreadful sea. 1821: The Struggle at Sea.” The exhibition was co-organized by the Eugenides Foundation and the General State Archives (GAK), within the framework of the 1821–2021 Initiative. Rare archival documents and museum […]

  • International Archives Day 2022

    Central Service of the General State Archives (GAK) 61 Dafnis Street, Athens, Psychiko, Greece

    The General State Archives (GAK), on the occasion of the celebration of International Archives Day, presented a short tribute to the many—small and large—adventures involved in the preservation of archives in Greece. For the purposes of this tribute, selected documents were drawn from the archives and collections of the GAK. Among them were records referring […]

  • International Archives Day 2023

    Central Service of the General State Archives (GAK) 61 Dafnis Street, Athens, Psychiko, Greece

    On the occasion of the celebration of International Archives Day and the 100th anniversary of the signing of the Greek–Turkish Convention on the Exchange of Populations, the General State Archives (GSA) prepared a digital exhibition (padlet) entitled “Refugees of 1922: Records from the archives and collections of the Central Service of the General State Archives” […]

  • International Archives Day 2024

    Central Service of the General State Archives (GAK) 61 Dafnis Street, Athens, Psychiko, Greece

    On the occasion of the celebration of International Archives Day, the General State Archives (GAK) opened their doors to the public on Sunday, June 16, 2024. From 10:00 to 15:00, a series of parallel activities took place, aiming to introduce visitors to the work and initiatives of the GAK. Participants had the opportunity to tour […]