The idea of the "Greek Museum of Adelaide"
The Greek Museum of Adelaide, is an idea of Chrysoula Melissinaki that she had since 2012, the year she came from Greece, to live in Australia with her family. The absence of a Greek museum in South Australia was something missing from this beautiful city of Adelaide, in which at least 30,000 Greeks live there. Chrysoula with her husband, Panagiotis Mavraidis, decided to start the Greek Museum. They made a team of people with the same interest and on 9th of May 2019 they established the “Greek Museum of Adelaide Incorporated”, as a not for profit association in South Australia.
The founding members of the museum are firtst and second generation Greek immigrands who came in Australia from 1960 till 2010. Everybody is welcome to be member or volunteer of the museum, regardless of color or race or religion.
You can download the Constitution PDF file at the following link
Constitution of the Greek Museum of Adelaide Inc.
President
Mrs. Chrysoula Sou Melissinaki
My name is Chrysoula Sou Melissinaki, I was born in Greece. In 2001 I completed my Undergraduate and Master’s Degree studies in Philosophy, Greek Language and Culture. For eight years I was occupied as a teacher of languages and administrator at Bank of Greece. In Australia I completed my Studies in Secondary Education and Early Childhood Education and Care and I am a teacher of Greek Language and Hellenic cultural studies, currently employed in South Australia. I speak Greek, English and French.
In Australia the most of our dreams are becoming true, according to our skills and expectations for a better, effective, creative, simple and authentic life, with spiritual and intellectual perspectives and life style. We love to offer to our community, whatever we can offer, according to our knowledge, experiences and believes, of course and we are learning from the Australian mentality of sharing and respecting the diversity of cultures, as well.
Vice President
Mr. Spiros Sarris
Spiros is the Director & Principal Consultant (Archives and Information Governance), Ellin Corporation P/L.
He holds a Bachelor of Business (Public Administration), UniSA, and is a professional member of the Australian Society of Archivists. Spiros is also President of the SA Friends, Australian Archaeological Institute at Athens Inc. His interests include Hellenic History and Archaeology, Genealogy, Family and Migration History.
Secretary
Mr. Panagiotis Mavraidis
Panagiotis born in Adelaide. He studied Electronics Engineer in Greece.
He worked in Greece in “Intracom Defence Electronics” as a tester engineer, in the Athens concert hall “MEGARO MOUSIKIS ATHINON” as electronic maintenance technician for the stage and the recording studio. In Australia he works as Electronic Telecommunication Technician for South Australia Government.
He owns a Greek speaking radio station in Adelaide (Radio Melodia) started from the year 2015. He is producer/presenter of the weekly TV music show “Greek Music Port” playing Greek music video clips and promoting Greek tourist videos, on Tv channels CH31 Melbourne and CH44 Adelaide. His hobbies: coin collector, amateur radio operator, vintage radio collector.
Treasury
Mr. Victor Eleftheriou
Victor studied architecture and he lives in Adelaide from 2010. He speaks English, Greek and Romanian.
Committee members:
Mrs. Anna Zounis
Mr. Christos Vlachos
Mr. Dimitris Katsambis
Foundation members:
Chrysoula Melissinaki
Panagiotis Mavraidis
Victor Eleftheriou
Spiros Sarris
Anna Zounis
Christos Vlachos
Dimitris Katsambis
Eleni Mavraeidi
George Mavraeidis
John Pogas
Angela Grigoras
Nathalia Natsias
Alexandra Pogas
Benjamin Pogas
Jane Pogas
Jonathan Pogas
Paul Demetriou
Demetriou
Natsias
Girgolas
Girgolas
