The president of the board of directors of the Acropolis Museum, Professor Dimitris Pandermalis, has died, according to an announcement issued by the culture ministry and the Acropolis Museum.
The career of Dimitris Pandermalis is full of top achievements in the science of archeology. He was a pioneer, directing the excavations at Dion, where he developed an innovative archeological and natural park.
He brought new, modern ideas as President of the Department of History and Archaeology and Dean of the Faculty of Philosophy of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki.
The Minister of Culture and Sports, Lina Mendoni, made the following statement: “It is with great sadness that we say goodbye to a rare scientist, an inspiring teacher, a valuable colleague, a good friend. The career of Dimitris Pandermalis is full of top achievements in the science of archeology.”
“He was a pioneer, directing the excavations at Dion, where he developed an innovative archeological and natural park,” Mendoni said. “He brought new, modern ideas, as President of the Department of History and Archaeology and Dean of the Faculty of Philosophy of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki.
Pandermalis’ vision was the Acropolis Museum
“However, his great work, his life’s vision, was the Acropolis Museum, which he served from the first moment, with all his strength,” Mendoni added. “He was the soul of the Museum, when it was still only on paper. He was there at every stage of its creation and until his last moments.”
Mendoni says “we owe it to him that Greece has one of the greatest and most beloved museums in the world, a model museum of cultural management, which honors our culture and our country.”
“A museum that in its thirteen years of operation, transmits daily in the most essential way the message of the reunification of the Parthenon Sculptures in the land of their birth to the millions of visitors who come from every corner of the world,” Mendoni stressed.
Mendoni highlighted Pandermalis’ investment to the efficient operation of the museum through his personality, prestige, passion, philosophy, and dedication.
“His loss is painful to all of us who knew him, who worked with him for over twenty years, to whom he was a dear friend,” Mendoni concluded.
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