THE IOANNOU F. KOSTOPOULOS FOUNDATION HAS CONTINUED TO SUPPORT THE EXCAVATIONS AND RESTORATION WORK ON THE MONUMENTS OF ANCIENT MESSENE SINCE 1993.
IN MORE DETAIL (1993–):
- FINANCIAL SUPPORT FOR THE COMPLETION OF THE RESTORATION PROJECT OF TOWER 17 IN ANCIENT MESSENE
- FINANCIAL SUPPORT FOR THE RESTORATION PROGRAM OF THE PROPYLAEUM OF THE GYMNASIUM OF ANCIENT MESSENE
- FINANCIAL SUPPORT FOR THE EXCAVATION PROGRAM IN ANCIENT MESSENE
- FINANCIAL SUPPORT FOR THE RESTORATION OF TOMB K3 IN ANCIENT MESSENE
- FINANCIAL SUPPORT FOR THE RESTORATION AND REPAIR OF THE ARSINOE FOUNTAIN
- FINANCIAL SUPPORT FOR THE ARCHAEOLOGICAL EXCAVATION PROJECT IN ANCIENT MESSENE, SPECIFICALLY FOR THE PROGRAM OF PROJECTSFOR THE RESTORATION AND RECONSTRUCTION OF THE ARSINOE FOUNTAIN
- FINANCIAL SUPPORT FOR THE CONTINUATION OF RESTORATION WORK IN ANCIENT MESSENE
- FINANCIAL SUPPORT FOR THE RESTORATION OF THE TREASURY AND THE EARLY BYZANTINE BASILICAANCIENT MESSENE
- FINANCIAL SUPPORT FOR THE CONTINUATION OF THE RESEARCH PROJECT IN ANCIENT MESSENE
- FINANCIAL SUPPORT FOR THE CONTINUATION OF EXCAVATION AND RESTORATION WORK IN THE AGORA AREA
- FINANCIAL SUPPORT FOR THE ARCHAEOLOGICAL RESEARCH OF THE SANCTUARY OF ISIS AND SARAPIS IN ANCIENT MESSENE Read morehere
- FINANCIAL SUPPORT FOR THE ARCHAEOLOGICAL EXCAVATION OF THE TEMPLE OF ISIS IN ANCIENT MESSENE AND THE COMPLEXOF THE ROMAN THERMAL BATHS Read more
- FINANCIAL SUPPORT FOR LANDSCAPING – RESTORATION AND MAINTENANCE OF THE INTEGRATED ROMAN THERMAL BATHS-ISIS COMPLEX Read more
- FINANCIAL SUPPORT FOR THE PREPARATION OF A PRELIMINARY ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN FOR THE STABILIZATION, PRESERVATION, AND RESTORATION OF THE ROMAN BATH COMPLEX IN ANCIENT MESSENE BY THE ARCHITECTURAL FIRMMAGNISALI – BILIS ARCHITECTS Read more
- FINANCIAL SUPPORT FOR THE EXPANSION OF ARCHAEOLOGICAL EXCAVATIONS AT THE COMPLEX OF THE ROMAN BATHHOUSES OF ANCIENT MESSENE
THE GEORGE P. LIVANOS FOUNDATION AND FOTEINI LIVANOU HAVE SYSTEMATICALLY SUPPORTED THE MAJOR EXCAVATION AND RESTORATION PROJECT OF THE ARof Messene since 2008, with a current focus on the care and preservation of the archaeological site and museum.
MORE DETAILS:
GEORGE P. LIVANOS FOUNDATION (2008–2023)
- DONATION FOR THE PURCHASE OF A LADA NIVA EVEREST 1.7 4×4 FOR TRANSPORTATION OF RESEARCH STAFF AND ARTIFACTS
- DONATION TO SUPPORT EXCAVATION AND RESTORATION WORK AT ANCIENT MESSENE
- DONATION FOR RESTORATION WORK ON THE PALESTRA, AT THE ANCIENT MESSENE GYMNASIUM AND LANDSCAPING OF THE SURROUNDING AREA
- DONATION FOR THE CONTINUATION AND COMPLETION OF RESTORATION WORK ON THE WESTERN STOA OF THE GYMNASIUM OF ANCIENT MESSINIS
- DONATION FOR THE CONTINUATION OF EXCAVATION AND RESTORATION WORK AT THE SITE OF ANCIENT MESSENE
- DONATION FOR THE LANDSCAPING, RESTORATION, AND HIGHLIGHTING OF THE SACRIFICIAL SITE OF ANCIENT MESSENE
FOTEINI LIVANOU (since 2024-)
- FINANCIAL SUPPORT FOR THE CLEANING, CLEANING, AND MAINTENANCE OF THE ARCHAEOLOGICAL SITE AND MONUMENTS OF ANCIENT MESSENE, AS WELL AS THE SURROUNDINGAROUND THE MUSEUM
STAVROS NIARCHOS FOUNDATION (2007–2016)
- FINANCIAL SUPPORT FOR THE PROGRAM CONCERNING THE WORK REQUIRED TO RESTORE THE THEATER OF ANCIENT MESSENE (focused primarily on design studies and the stabilization, conservation, and restoration work at the theater of Ancient Messene, with the aim of expanding the theater’s capacity to 1,500 seats to host cultural events and boost tourism in the region). Read more
- A donation for the installation of a comprehensive electronic ticketing system in the Acropolis area and other sites of archaeological interest in Athens and Greece, such as Knossos, the Heraklion Museum, and Ancient Messene. The donation also covers hardware and software needs, as well as training for the staff who will manage the system. Read more
CAPTAIN VASILIS AND CARMEN KONSTANTOPOULOU FOUNDATION (2018/2024/2026)
- FINANCIAL SUPPORT FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE ROOF OVER THE GYMNASIUM IN ANCIENT MESSENE (SITE PREPARATION WORK – PREPARATION OF THE CONSTRUCTION SITE FOR THE METAL CANOPY AT THE HIGH SCHOOL OF ANCIENT MESSENE – Excavation of the foundation pits for the metal canopy components, DRAINAGE AND DRAINAGE CHANNEL WORK FOR RAINWATER ACCUMULATING IN THE AREA, AS WELL AS WORK TO STABILIZETHE REAR WALLS OF THE HIGH SCHOOL PORTICO, WHICH ARE SUFFERING FROM DETERIORATION // PRELIMINARY EXCAVATION WORK BY LABORERS AND FINAL LANDSCAPING OF THE SITE).
- FINANCIAL SUPPORT FOR THE RESEARCH AND STUDY OF THE AVAILABLE ORIGINAL MATERIAL OF THE INSCRIBED STONES, WITH THE ULTIMATE GOAL OF PUBLISHING THE (CORPUS) OF THE INSCRIPTIONS OF ANCIENT MESSENE IN THE SERIES INSCRIPTIONES GRAECAE (IG) OF THE BERLIN ACADEMY OF SCIENCES // (on-site examination of all inscribed stones, creation (cataloging) of drawings, reading and transcription of their texts, restoration and completion of any gaps in the text, and annotation, production of prints and photographs).
- FINANCIAL SUPPORT FOR THE FIRST STAGE OF PREPARING THE IMPLEMENTATION STUDY (PHASE II—SUBPROJECT A) BY THE ARCHITECTURAL FIRM MAGNISALI-BILIS ARCHITECTS REGARDING THE RESTORATION AND HIGHLIGHTING OF THE ROMAN BATHHOUSE, IN CONTINUATION OF AND IN DIRECT CONNECTION WITH THE PREPARATION OF THE PRELIMINARY DESIGN.
T.E.MES. S.A. – COSTA NAVARINO – ACHILLES KONSTANTOPOULOS
- DONATION TO SUPPORT THE CONTINUATION OF THE ARCHAEOLOGICAL EXCAVATIONS AT ANCIENT MESSENE
- DONATION FOR EXCAVATION WORK ON THE FOUNDATIONS OF THE METAL CANOPY AT THE GYMNASIUM OF ANCIENT MESSENE
- DONATION FOR THE PREPARATION OF STUDIES ON THE PARTIAL ROOFING OF THE NORTHERN AND EASTERN STOAS OF THE GYMNASIUM IN ANCIENTIN MESSENE, IN ORDER TO COMPLETE THE ROOFING OF THE COLUMNARISTS THAT HAVE BEEN PARTIALLY RESTORED TO DATE AND THETHE SURVIVING WALLS OF THE COLUMNED HALLS OF THE GYMNASIUM OF ANCIENT MESSENE.
GEORGE AND VICTORIA KARELIA FOUNDATION (2025)
- A DONATION IN MEMORY OF THE DISTINGUISHED ARCHAEOLOGIST, PROFESSOR, AND PRESIDENT OF EMAS, PETROS G. THEMELIS, WITH THE AIM OF PUBLISHING MONOGRAPHS ON THE MONUMENTAL HERITAGE OF ANCIENT MESSENE TO PROMOTEARCHAEOLOGICAL AND HISTORICAL RESEARCH.
VICTORIA KARELIA (2000/2002)
- DONATION IN MEMORY OF HER LATE HUSBAND, GEORGIOS ANDREAS KARELIA FOR THE RESTORATION OF THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF THE CHURCH OF ANCIENT MESSENE
- DONATION IN MEMORY OF THE LATE HUSBAND OF GEORGIOS ANDR. KARELIA FOR THE EXCAVATION AND RESTORATION PROGRAM OF ANCIENT MESSENE
PAVLOS AND ALEXANDRA KANELLOPOULOS FOUNDATION
- GRANT FOR THE CONTINUATION OF ARCHAEOLOGICAL RESEARCH RELATED TO THE RESTORATION OF THE K3 FUNERARY MONUMENT FOUNDAT THE ANCIENT MESSENE SITE [March 27, 2018 – Restoration of the K3 burial monument]
- CULTURAL GRANT TO SUPPORT THE RESTORATION OF THE WESTERN STOA OF THE GYMNASIUM OF ANCIENT MESSENE
[September 27, 2019 – West portico of the Gymnasium of Ancient Messene], December 27, 2019 – Restoration of the west portico], March 19, 2021]
AEGEAS, Non-Profit Cultural and Public Benefit Organization // AEGEAS, A NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION FOR CULTURAL AND PUBLIC BENEFIT PROJECTS (2016/2019/2024–2026)
- FINANCIAL SUPPORT FOR THE PREPARATION OF THE RESTORATION STUDY FOR THE WESTERN STOA OF THE GYMNASIUM AT ANCIENT MESSIS
- FINANCIAL SUPPORT FOR THE PREPARATION OF THE ARCHITECTURAL RESTORATION STUDY OF THE INTER-TOWER SECTION BETWEEN TOWERS 17 AND 18 OF THE FORTIFICATIONS OF ANCIENT MESSENE
- GRANT FOR THE PREPARATION OF STUDIES AND RESEARCH ON THE INSCRIPTIONS OF ANCIENT MESSENE // COMPILATION OF ENTRIES FOR THE INSCRIPTIONS BY TYPE (CONTENT) AND BY THE TYPE OF PUBLICATION IN THE CORPORA OF INSCRIPTIONES GRAECAE (IG) OF THE BERLIN ACADEMY OF SCIENCES // COMPILATION OF THE ARCHIVE OF MESSENIAN BIOGRAPHIES. THE ULTIMATE GOAL OF THE RESEARCH IS THE PUBLICATION OF A VOLUME OF INSCRIPTIONS FROM ANCIENT MESSENIA IN THE SERIES INSCRIPTIONES GRAECAE (IG), PUBLISHED BY THE BERLIN ACADEMY OF SCIENCES
- DONATION TO SUPPORT THE PUBLICATION OF THE BOOK —A MONOGRAPH BY MARIA SPATHIS ENTITLED “THE SANCTUARY OF DEMETER ON MOUNT ITHOME IN ANCIENT MESSENE: VOTIVE ASSEMBLAGES AND RITUAL PRACTICES IN THE CITY DURING THE HELLENISTIC AND ROMAN PERIODS” IN MEMORY OF PROFESSOR PETROS G. THEMELIS
- FINANCIAL SUPPORT FOR A STUDY ON THE RESTORATION OF THE ROAD NETWORK OF ANCIENT MESSENEAND THE CONNECTION OF THE THERMAE MONUMENT TO THE CITY’S OTHER MAJOR PUBLIC BUILDINGS // MAPPING, HIGHLIGHTING, AND RESTORATION OF THE ANCIENT ROAD AXES OF THE ANCIENT CITY, WHICH WILL CONNECT THE THERMAE MONUMENT WITH THE OTHER MONUMENTS OF THE ARCHAEOLOGICAL SITE OF ANCIENT MESSENE, THE AGORA, THE THEATER, THE ASKLIPIEION, AND THE STADIUM
NATIONAL BANK OF GREECE S.A. (2010–2012/2015–2017/2018)
- GRANT FOR THE CONTINUATION OF EXCAVATION AND RESTORATION WORK AT THE SITE OF ANCIENT MESSENE
ALPHA BANK (2014/2016/2018)
- DONATION IN MEMORY OF FOTIS P. KOSTOPOULOS
- DONATION TO COVER THE COSTS OF EMAS’S ACTIVITIES AT THE ANCIENT SITE OF MESSENE
- FINANCIAL SUPPORT FOR THE PROGRAM OF EXCAVATION AND RESTORATION WORK FOCUSED PRIMARILY ON THE SITE OF THE ANCIENT AGORA AND THE SANCTUARY OF ISIS AND SARAPIS, AS WELL AS ON THE PRESERVATION OF ARCHITECTURAL REMAINSTHAT ARE BEING UNEARTHED
OTE S.A. (2010)
- DONATION TO SUPPORT ARCHAEOLOGICAL EXCAVATIONS AT THE SITE OF THE MOUNTAIN SANCTUARY OF THE GODDESS OF CHILDBIRTH, EILEITHYIA, LOCATED ON THE SOUTHERN SLOPE OF ITHOMIS, THE MOUNTAIN THAT LOOMS OVER THE ANCIENT CITY OF MESSENE
AEGEAN AIRLINES – AEGEAN – AFEA S.A. (2010)
- DONATION TO SUPPORT THE CONTINUATION OF THE ARCHAEOLOGICAL EXCAVATIONS IN ANCIENT MESSENE
CLUB HOTEL CASINO LOUTRAKI (2010–2011)
- CULTURAL GRANT FOR THE CONDUCT OF ARCHAEOLOGICAL EXCAVATIONS AT THE AGORA IN ANCIENT MESSENE
- CULTURAL GRANT FOR THE CONTINUATION OF EXCAVATION AND CONSOLIDATION WORK IN THE AREA OF THE AGORA OF ANCIENTMESSENE
ANDREY ILIOPULO (2022)
- DONATION TO SUPPORT THE CONTINUATION OF EXCAVATION AND RESTORATION WORK AT THE SITE OF ANCIENT MESSENE
MARIA EMBIRICOS (2011)
- DONATION FOR THE EXCAVATION AND RESTORATION PROJECT IN ANCIENT MESSENE
NIKOLAOS S. LAIMOS (2011)
- DONATION FOR THE EXCAVATION AND RESTORATION PROJECT IN ANCIENT MESSENE
MESSINIAN AMFICTYONY (2011)
- DONATION TO SUPPORT THE EXCAVATION AND RESTORATION PROJECT IN ANCIENT MESSENE BY MESSINIANS FROM ALL OVER THE WORLDWORLDWIDE
