The Christmas Bazaar of IMMA was held with great success!

With great success and in an incredibly festive atmosphere, the Christmas Bazaar of the Museum of the Macedonian Struggle was completed on Saturday, December 14, in the exhibition spaces of the neoclassical building housing the Museum of the Macedonian Struggle and Modern History of Macedonia Foundation. The event featured special prices on the Museum’s publications and souvenirs, Christmas decorations, jewelry, coffee, and sweets.

The festive bazaar was visited by and had Christmas shopping made by:

• The Deputy Minister of the Interior (Macedonia-Thrace sector), Mr. Konstantinos P. Gioulekas
• The Member of Parliament for Thessaloniki A, Mr. Stratos Simopoulos with his wife, Roubini Papannikopoulou-Simopoulou
• The Coordinator of the Prime Minister’s Office in Thessaloniki, Mr. Giannis Papageorgiou
• The Ambassador of Greece in Skopje, Mrs. Sophia Philippidou
• The Deputy Regional Governor for Culture and Sports, Mr. Christos Mittas
• The Very Reverend Archimandrite of the Ecumenical Throne, Father Methodios, as a representative of His Eminence Metropolitan of Thessaloniki, Mr. Philotheos
• The Deputy Mayor for Child Care, Family, and Citizens’ Society, Mrs. Theodora Leipsistinu
• The President of the Development Organization of Central Macedonia, Mr. Thanos Begkas
• The former Mayor of Thessaloniki, Mr. Konstantinos Zervas
• The Regional Councilor of Central Macedonia, Mr. Eleftherios Kyrizoglou
• The President of the Philoptochos Brotherhood of Men of Thessaloniki, Mr. Giorgos Konstantinidis
• The President of the Philoptochos Brotherhood of Women of Thessaloniki, Mrs. Anna Kesidou-Tsekoura
• The President of the Lions Club Thessaloniki HYPATIA, Mrs. Stivi Siozopoulou
• The President of the Action and Social Contribution Committee of XANTH, Mrs. Yiouli Vrohidou
• Members of the Board of Directors of the Telligleio Foundation of Arts of AUTh and the Board of Directors of XANTH
• The President and Vice President of M.A.Z.I., Mrs. Alexandra Gogousi and Lili Vafeiadi
• Mrs. Anna Papavasiliou from the Board of Directors of the Orphanage for Girls of Thessaloniki “I Melissa”
• The Museum’s benefactors, Mrs. Lena Chaitoglou and Mr. Nikolaos Chaitoglou
• The CEO of AFOI HAITOGLOU ABEE, Mr. Nikolaos K. Margaropoulos, along with members of their family
• The President, Mr. Nikolaos K. Margaropoulos, and members of the IMMA Board of Directors
• Members of the Friends of the Museum of the Macedonian Struggle Association
• Friends and collaborators of the Museum from the political and journalistic world
• University professors, representatives of social and cultural organizations of the city, and a large number of visitors.

A warm thank you to Arte.gr for their donation of Christmas decorations, to The Makery by Anna for the handmade creations inspired by the IMMA building, to Mrs. Alexandra Gogousi for offering the lucky charm of M.A.Z.I. and creations from artists, to Mrs. Irini Grammatikopoulou and Mrs. Eleni Mavridou for their contribution of Christmas decorations, to Mrs. Eva Pavlidou and Mrs. Kalypsos Tryfonaki for their handmade creations, and to Mrs. Athena Tziarou for the 3D printed Christmas creations. We also thank the AFOI HAITOGLOU ABEE- Macedonian Halva Food Industry for their contribution to the day’s treats.

We deeply thank you for your great turnout and support for the Museum’s actions and work, and wish you a joyful holiday season!