80th Thessaloniki International Fair

80th Thessaloniki International Fair

With the slogan " …to Infinity!!!", the 80th Thessaloniki International Fair will be held from September 5, 2015 to September 13, 2015 at the city's International Exhibition Centre.

The 80th anniversary edition of the largest and oldest Fair in Greece will showcase various innovation and extroversion initiatives and will include many surprises.

This year’s TIF comprises a total of 14 thematic events covering every aspect of domestic production and entrepreneurship; the agri-nutritional sector, energy, construction, new technologies and information technology are just some of the subjects of the thematic events.

Participating in the thematic event entitled “Greece and Entrepreneurship”, the Chambers and Regions of the country will play a key role at the 80th TIF.

At the same time, the Fair will be complemented by a rich entertainment programme, featuring concerts, music events and spectacles that are certain to satisfy visitors of all ages.

During this year's TIF, the Choco Factory & Museum will open once again to welcome all young visitors. The3rd Theatre Festival (in the form of competition), which will be held on an outdoor stage at the 80th TIF, also focuses on children.

In addition, the Music Band Festival which has become an institution, will offer to numerous bands and young artists the opportunity to perform on the stage of the 80th TIF.

The 80th TIF celebrates its anniversary and promises to thrill its hundreds of thousands of visitors!

For more info: http://tif.helexpo.gr

 HELEXPO HOME EXHIBITORS VISITORS EVENTS SATELITE EVENTS PRESS CONTACT TIF - 2014 MUSIC EVENTS You are here Home » SATELITE EVENTS » THE MOST IMPORTANT INVENTIONS AND MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS OF THE ANCIENT GREEKS “THE MOST IMPORTANT INVENTIONS AND MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS OF THE ANCIENT GREEKS” from the Museum of Ancient Greek Technology, “Kostas Kotsanas”, – www.kotsanas.com , in Ancient Olympia and Katakolo. The exhibition entitled “The most important inventions of the ancient Greeks” from the Museum of Ancient Greek Technology “Kostas Kotsanas” in ancient Olympia and Katakolo, which will be hosted by the 80th International Fair of Thessaloniki, in pavilion 3, will “give life” to 40 outstanding machines and inventions of the ancient Greeks, from the robot-servant of Philon and the hydraulic telegraph of Aeneias to the cinema of Heron and from the automatic clock of Ktesibios and the planetary system of Ptolemy to the Antikythera calculating mechanism. The automatic servant of Philon The mobile automatic theatre of Heron The planetary system of Ptolemy The Antikythera calculating mechanism The rotating chirping bird The automatic opening of the temple gates The «aeolosphere» of Heron All exhibits come from the Museum of Ancient Greek Technology “Kostas Kotsanas”, operating in Ancient Olympia. The exhibits were constructed following an extensive, thorough research and study of the ancient Greek, Latin and Arabic literature, vase painting information and minimal relevant archeological finds. The aim of the exhibition is to highlight this relatively unknown aspect of ancient Greek civilization and to prove that the technology of the ancient Greeks, just before the end of the ancient Greek world, was shockingly similar to the beginning of our modern technology. The exhibition also includes about 40 remade musical instruments of the ancient Greeks, which are fully operational and reliable and their manufacturing was exclusively based on the ancient Greek literature and the vase painting depictions. Some of the exhibits are : the Pythagorean monochord (single-stringed), helicon (four-stringed) and syntonon (six-stringed), with which the great philosopher studied the musical scales and proved –among others- the mathematical relations they are defined by. The last part of the exhibition is overmastered by the imposing hydraulis of Ktesibios, the first keyboard instrument in the world. Through the hydraulis, visitors may listen to the song of Seikilus, which is the oldest fully preserved ancient Greek musical text. The exhibition will remain open from Saturday, September 5th until Sunday, September 13th, 2015. Visitors may attend the exhibition by using the entrance ticket for the 80th International Fair of Thessaloniki, throughout the opening hours of the latter. The exhibition entitled “The most important inventions of the ancient Greeks” from the Museum of Ancient Greek Technology “Kostas Kotsanas” (www.kotsanas.com) in Ancient Olympia and Katakolo, will remain at the Fairgrounds until January 5th, 2016.