[MGSA-L] Greece's first Vehicle Museum to open to public in March

[June Samaras]

Greece's first Vehicle Museum to open to public in March

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    Vehicles covering a period of more than a century will be on
display at Greece's first Vehicle Museum in an exhibition that will
open in March.

    The recently-inaugurated Museum, located on the top level of the
three-storey Athenian Capitol multi-purpose cultural, commercial and
recreational facility, features an 1895 fire pump, the oldest exhibit
on display, while other highlights include cars belonging to
historical figures of the arts and politics, some of which were
acquired through international auctions over the last three decades.

    The Athenian Capitol mall, which also contains a conference
center, a 3D cinema, some 30 shops, and 10 restaurants and cafes, as
well as an 8-storey underground garage with a capacity of 800 cars, is
a 45 million euro investment by the Charagionis Group is expected to
attract more than three million visitors annually.

    All the Museum's exhibits are from the private collection of Group
founder Theodoros Charagionis, which currently numbers 292 vehicles.

    Initially, 111 of the vehicles will be on display in the
alternating exhibition. They will be replaced by 100-120 other
vehicles next year, and by the remaining vehicles of the collection
the following year.

    The Museum also plans to host parallel theme exhibitions such as
racing cars, and exhibits dedicated to vehicles originating from
different industries, such as Ferrari, or different countries, such as
Italy.

    Among the current exhibits are actor Paul Newman's Mercedes 300 SL
Gullwing, legendary Led Zeppelin rock group frontsman Robert Plant's
1959 Chrysler Ιmperial, Formula 1 driver Lorenzo Bandini's personal
1953 Lancia Aurelia with its Gucci-designed interior, as well as cars
that belonged to dukes, barons and members of the House of Lords.

    A special road safety program for children will also be running at
the Museum on weekdays, specialised for a variety of age groups.

    Another attraction is a Formula 1 simulator, while the Museum
Store offers a host of collector-item memorabilia.


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