We support the activities of the B&E Goulandris Foundation for people aged 65+ and persons with mild cognitive impairment. Through initiatives aimed at equal access to culture, we are participating in the "Games for Adults" and "Digital Games for Adults” programmes.
Activities for people aged 60+
We actively support the “Games for Adults” programme, which is addressed to people over 60 as well as people with mild cognitive impairment. The programme includes activities held by the B&E Goulandris Foundation in cooperation with the thallo programme.
2025-2026: From MONET to WARHOL
The “Art diaries” activity draws inspiration from the “From MONET to WARHOL” temporary exhibition presented by the Basil & Elise Goulandris Foundation.
Through quizzes, games and targeted associations, participants will have the opportunity to view the colours of an era we continue to encounter, this time through a different lens.
The activity will run until 03.04.2026, every Friday, 17:00-18:00.
Past activities
“Looking Up: The unique charm of Takis’ work” (2025) – On the occasion of the “Takis 1∞” major retrospective exhibition, dedicated to the pioneering Greek artist Panayiotis Vassilakis (Takis).
“Reflections - A journey to Nakis Panayotidis’ nostalgic gaze” (2024) – On the occasion of the “Nakis Panayotidis – Shut your eyes and see” retrospective exhibition
«Browsing through Art» (2023) – On the occasion of the temporary exhibition “Memories Steeped in Dream”.
Online guided activities for people aged 65+
We support the “Digital Games for Adults” programme, which is addressed to people over 65 as well as people with mild cognitive impairment. The programme includes series of online guided activities designed in cooperation with the “thallo” programme. The guided activities are conducted through teleconference, to get people across the globe to watch them.
2025-2026: “A world in motion”
The “A world in motion” activity draws inspiration from the “From MONET to WARHOL” temporary exhibition and explores the harmonious transitions of art in a rapidly changing world through:
The activity takes place online on Wednesdays: 17.12.2025, 14.01.2026, 28.01.2026, 11.02.2026, 25.02.2026, 11.03.2026, 18.03.2026, 01.04.2026, 18:00-19:00.
“A Signal on a roof: The Art & Experiments of Takis ” (2025) – The existential quests of Panayiotis Vassilakis’ (Takis) pioneering work through selected pieces from the exhibition presented at the Foundation’s 2 museums in Athens and Andros.
“The ‘old’ next to the ‘new’ - The two sides of Arte Povera” (2024) - On the occasion of the “Nakis Panayotidis – Shut your Eyes and See” retrospective exhibition
“Time and contradictions: Digital meetings of a past era” ” (2024) – On the occasion of the tribute to the work of Henri Cartier-Bresson.
“Division and composition” (2024) – On the occasion of the exhibition “Neo-impressionism in the Colours of the Mediterranean”.
“Narration in Art” (2023) – On the occasion of the temporary exhibition “Memories Steeped in Dream”.
In May 2024 we supported “The Museum in regional Greece” programme that travelled to the Corfu Retirement Home – Poorhouse.
The audience attended the presentation of the B&E Goulandris Foundation Art Collection through a very different and unique virtual tour, accompanied by the museum heads and assisted by technology.
Using VR headsets and tablets, the elderly had the chance to walk around the B&E Goulandris Foundation Museum and admire the works from up close. The experience of the virtual tour sparked their memory and senses.
The programme was carried out using the thallo – Aging with a smile method that aims at:
At the same time, digital activities for people aged 60+ open up new avenues for people from all over the world, while enhancing creativity and encouraging the use of digital tools.
