A new museum for an ancient land : Patras University Science and Technology Museum

That university museums have a major role to play in contemporary life and are far more than the fortuitous outcome of random collecting is amply illustrated by the project of Patras University. Located just outside the city of Patras with a view over the Gulf of Corinth to the mountains of central...

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Κύριος συγγραφέας: Theologi-Gouti, Penelope
Άλλοι συγγραφείς: Θεολόγη-Γκούτη, Πηνελόπη
Έκδοση: 2022
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Διαθέσιμο Online:https://hdl.handle.net/10889/23669
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Περίληψη:That university museums have a major role to play in contemporary life and are far more than the fortuitous outcome of random collecting is amply illustrated by the project of Patras University. Located just outside the city of Patras with a view over the Gulf of Corinth to the mountains of central Greece, it lies on a self-contained campus of about 240 hectares and is now the third largest institution of tertiary education in the country. Its decision to create a Science and Technology Museum was seen as vital to its mission as a major venue for scientific research and knowledge.