The Region of Eastern Macedonia and Thrace received a particularly significant donation from the “Ioannis and Panagiota Lampropoulos Foundation”. The acceptance of the donation was jointly signed by the Regional Governor, Mr. Christodoulos Topsidis, and the President of the Foundation, Ms. Voula Lampropoulou, during her visit to the headquarters of the Region, in Komotini, in the presence of Mr. Paschalis Xanthopoulos, artistic director of the “Cultural Center of Eastern Macedonia & Thrace S.A.”.
The donation includes an extremely important collection of objects of Greek culture from the last two centuries, with the aim of creating a permanent exhibition that will be housed in the Art & Thought Center (Manos Hatzidakis House), in Xanthi. It also includes a property in Attica, which will be used exclusively to support the operation of the exhibition.
The exhibits come from all over Greece and the Diaspora: from the Pomak region, Eastern Rumelia, the Black Sea and the Maeotida Lake, where there were Greek colonies, to the Greek-speaking villages of Calabria and Puglia, and even the Kallas tribe in Pakistan. Some of them are rare and unique, while others depict the daily life of the inhabitants, both in the provinces and in the urban centers of Greece.
"We hope that the aesthetics of the Exhibition and the beauty of tradition, which echoes the greatness of modern Greek culture, as well as the space that bears the musical legacy of Manos Hadjidakis, will be a magnet for young and old visitors, Greeks and foreigners, to the historic city of Xanthi," said Ms. Lambropoulou.
For his part, the Regional Governor, Mr. Christodoulos Topsidis, thanked the President of the Foundation and stated: "This donation constitutes an act of high cultural and social symbolism. It essentially strengthens the cultural identity of our Region and creates the conditions for a new, dynamic core of culture in Xanthi. Our goal is to highlight the collection in a modern and extroverted way, so that it becomes a point of reference for the history and tradition of Hellenism, but also a lever for development for the local society."
The donation is managed by the "Cultural Center of Eastern Macedonia & Thrace S.A.", with the exclusive purpose of creating a permanent exhibition on the 2nd floor of the Art & Thought Center (Manos Hatzidakis House), in Xanthi.
At the same time, collaboration with specialized museologists is planned for the scientific curation and proper presentation of the collection, in collaboration with the Foundation, as well as the systematic promotion and visibility of the exhibition to the general public and cultural networks, at a national and international level.

curriculum vitae
President of the "Ioannou and Panagiota Lampropoulos Foundation"

Voula (Stavroula) Lampropoulou graduated from the Philological Department of the University of Athens, as well as the History and Archaeology Department with the grade "Very Good".
In 1975 she received her first doctorate with honors, on the topic: Women in Pythagorean Society. In 1986, she did post-doctoral studies at University College London on the topic: The Concept of Harmony in Greek Thought from Homer to Aristotle. In 1979, for five years, she traveled to the United States of America, where she received three major scholarships: Foulbright, Academic Women in Chicago and Rockefeller.
She is the first Greek woman, and perhaps the only one, to receive a Women Studies Diploma. She taught the course of Greek Language and Culture and the position of Women in Ancient Greece at many American Universities, as a Visiting Professor, including at UCLA and Northeastern University of Illinois.
In 1983 he received his 2nd doctoral degree on the topic: Hypatia the Alexandrian Philosopher. From 1984 to 1986 he received the scholarships of Finland, Sweden, Jordan and Venezuela. In 1987 he was awarded the Jean Monnait scholarship. He taught at the European University of Florence, the issues of minorities of Southern Italy and Corsica. He then received six more Erasmus scholarships in Iceland, Ireland, Latvia, Estonia, Malta and Hungary. In 1995, for fifteen days he taught at the Mariupol Institute in Ukraine.
In 1996, she attended the Linear B Script Seminar, with Professor John Chadwick, where she learned to write and read this famous script and feels very proud of it.
She has participated in many International and Conferences, in Italy, the United States and Greece. She has written hundreds of articles in scientific and popular magazines, newspapers and brochures. Many of her articles have been translated in Italy, Venezuela, Finland, Sweden, Brazil.
In 2007, she was elected "Woman of the Year." Her name is included in many Who is Who.
In 2008 he published the book entitled "FLOWERS IN ANCIENT GREECE", intended for a third doctorate.
He has written 35 books and from 1984 to 1990, he edited the magazine "Hypatia" and wrote articles in newspapers and magazines. He has developed extensive volunteer work for 25 years at the Pammakaristos "Foundation for Children" in Nea Makri, Attica.