The Stavros Niarchos Foundation (SNF)A leading international philanthropic organization, founded by Stavros S. Niarchos in 1996

Grants•€1.07 billion•2,591 grants to nonprofit organizations •110 countries•Excluding the SNFCC, the Foundation’s grants are equally divided between Greece and internationally

Key initiatives•2006: Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Center - €566M•Jan 2012: Addressing the effects of the crisis in Greece - €100Μ•Oct 2013: Recharging the Youth - €100Μ

Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Center

New buildings for the National

Library of Greece, Greek National

Opera, and creation of the 170,000 sq.m.

Stavros Niarchos Park

Located 4.5 km south of

Athens, in the Municipality of Kallithea

Construction and outfitting of the

facilities fully funded by the

SNF and donated to the Greek state in 2016

Renzo Piano Building

Workshop (RPBW)

designing this state-of-the-

art facility

Joint Venture Impregilo-

Terna commenced construction in October

2012

Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Center

Greek National Opera

Public Private Partnership

• Funding of studies, construction and equipment

• Creation of SNFCC SA• Facility management• Stavros Niarchos Park• Events

• Grants to NLG and GNO

• Land

• Funding of NLG and GNO

• Ownership of SNFCC SA organization and the facilities

Key success factors

Facilities Programs & events

Visitor experience

Operating model

Visitors & sustainability

Operating model/sustainability planSustainable infrastructure

Pre-opening engagement

National Opera of GreeceState-of-the-art premises of 28,000 m2, a main 1,400-seat auditorium, an experimental stage, a dance school, rehearsal rooms, production workshops, etc… ... the GNO will be able to host complex opera and ballet productions, concerts and plays, as well as to expand its programsfor the general public.

National Library of GreeceContemporary, vibrant and accessible to all the renewed NLG located in a 23,000 m2 building promotes research, innovation and communication, offers new learning experiences and public services and hosts numerous cultural activities. The NLG has two major departments:the National Research Library, and the National Public Library.

Stavros Niarchos ParkOne of Athens’s largest green spaces and a central part of the SNFCC’s overall design. It covers approximately 85% of the site’s total area, and serves as a “green landmark.”

A Mediterranean landscape with trees, numerous plants, alleyways and paths, water fountains, pavilions and playgrounds, the Park will provide opportunities for leisure, recreation, and new experiences.

Gently rising pathways lead upwards to a 32m high summit.

Underneath this “green roof” are the buildings of the National Library of Greece and the Greek National Opera.

The construction site of the Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Center (SNFCC)

SNFCC – Visitors Center

Veria Libraryour journey the last 30 years

Veria Libraryour journey the last 30 years

2010 Access to Learning Award recipient

A small library creates big impact

Children spaceChildren space

Magic BoxesMagic Boxes

A Media LabA Media Lab The ATLA awardThe ATLA award

… what about the rest of Greece

Target: 2011 – 2015

Significant increase in the number of library

visitors / patrons

National Library

@SNFCC

Small Public LibrarySmall Public Library Non-profit organisationNon-profit organisation Network of 144 Public LibrariesNetwork of 144 Public Libraries

The National LibraryThe National Library

ATLA 2010ATLA 2010INELI: 2011 – 2013 &

2013 -2015INELI: 2011 – 2013 &

2013 -2015

FUTURE LIBRARY PROGRAM 2011 - 2015

FUTURE LIBRARY PROGRAM 2011 - 2015

MAGIC BOXES & CREATIVITY CAMPAIGNS

MAGIC BOXES & CREATIVITY CAMPAIGNS

In 2011: first step a feasibility studyfocus groups in 12 cities

Based on the Magic Boxes conceptBased on the Magic Boxes concept

We renovated 8 children libraries & trained staffWe renovated 8 children libraries & trained staff

Network of children servicesNetwork of children services

Impact on 4 citiesTotal population: 611,751 Impact on 4 citiesTotal population: 611,751

9 cities: Drama, Kozani, Trikala, Levadia, Nafpaktos, Korinthos, Keratsini, Ilioupoli, Chania

9 cities: Drama, Kozani, Trikala, Levadia, Nafpaktos, Korinthos, Keratsini, Ilioupoli, Chania

We renovated 9 study spaces & trained staff

We renovated 9 study spaces & trained staff

MEDIA Labs projectMEDIA Labs project

Collaborations with Aarhus Public Libraries, Google & the Mozilla Foundation

Collaborations with Aarhus Public Libraries, Google & the Mozilla Foundation

Unexpected servicesUnexpected services

Veria Achievements

1. Medusa Digital Repository2. Europeana Support Group and Tools3. The Hellenic Aggregator for

Europeana4. E-learning platform and training on

digital libraries and Europeana

1. Medusa Digital Repository

• Created http://medusa.libver.gr/, a modern digital library hosting local content from Veria.

• Digitised 1600 high quality items (Books, Pictures, Photographs, Newspapers, Maps, Manuscripts, etc).

• Connected with Europeana.• Medusa continues to grow, currently hosting 35+

collections from:– Veria Public Library, Various local cultural groups,

Monastery of St. John the Baptist (Cloister) Veria, even Sismanoglio Megaro of the Cons. Gen. of Greece in Istanbul.

2. Europeana Support Group and Tools

• A team of experts supported Greek libraries and other cultural organizations regarding:– Digital libraries,– Digitization,– Metadata selection,– Protocols, standards and other requirements necessary to

connect with Europeana.• Developed guidelines and howtos.• Developed Dspace plugin software for Europeana Semantic

Elements.• Many Dissemination Activities:

– Big Event: Europeana in Greece: Adding Greek Cultural Content in Europeana (19/10/2010, Athens).

3. The Hellenic Aggregator for Europeana

• A central communication point between Greek digital libraries and Europeana.

• 14 digital libraries, ~150.000 records.• http://aggregator.libver.gr/• The responsibilities of the Hellenic aggregator are:

1. To guide digital libraries and give information about technical standards they should follow

2. Collect metadata from digital libraries3. Validate metadata, suggest solutions to possible problems4. Encode digital library metadata according to Europeana

Standards5. Communicate with Europeana and transmit metadata

4. E-learning platform and training on digital libraries and Europeana

• E-Learning Platform: http://accessit.libver.gr/• Training on:

– Digital libraries, digitisation processes, collections curation, metadata, standards, Europeana.

• Main Courses:– Cooperation with Europeana,– Digital repositories for small memory institutions.

• 383 users have registered and attended the courses, countless more have accessed the material online.