The inauguration of the 2nd International Poster Contest by the Museum of Typography, took place the evening of the 2nd of August at the auditorium of Typography Museum.

The three winners are: George Kritikos Giannis Mallis, Constantine Krigkas, who received significant prizes (€ 1,000 for the first, EUR 700 for the second and EUR 500 for the third winner, sponsored by the newspaper "Haniotika News" ).
The first award was presented by the chairman of the Museum Yannis Garedakis, 2nd prize by Clemis Mastoridis Committee typography professor and graphic communication at the University of Nicosia and the third by Gerasimos Leonidas, typography professor at the University of Reading in England .
The 27 contestants that stood out and received honors are: Maria Demetriou, Anthony Giannopoulos, Andy Papadakis Maria Koufalioti Constantina Valuable Zerdevas Brikori, John Divolis Despina Aerakis, Laura Fraholli, Angeliki Michalopoulou Anthony Sontras Dimitris Apostolidis, printing "Stoicheiagra" Maria Matsouka, Antigone - Maria KABITAKI, Alexander Kokkola, Olga Zola, Tasos Bakatsakis Manolis Dimitriadis Anestis Tzivelekidis Costas Bartsokas Costas Diakainisakis, Nicole Chorinopoulou Nikolaos Kavadias, Range Voskarides Thanos Pappas, Maria Dellis and Aspasia Katsikadi .

Sunday 10th of August 2014 , at 9 pm , we welcome the full moon with Mania Papadimitriou at Typography Museum. Mania Papadimitrious performs a musical show entitled "Let's remember without nostalgia". The Museum will be open from 7:30 pm, with free entrance. More information for the show  at www.haniotika-nea.gr/mousikotheatriki-parastasi-thimithoume-choris-nostalgia.

Inspiration , color , imagination and a lot of talent recruited the 167 participants in the poster competition organized by the Museum of Typography by the newspaper " Haniotika News " to create a total of 235 posters dedicated to art that changed the course of history .
Fifty of the porters that stood out in this competition will be presented in an exhibition which opens Monday August 4th at 8:30 pm at the Sailing Club of Chania in Neorio Moro .
The three winners that receive the prices of 1000€, 700€ and 500€ respectively are:
• THANOS VRAILAS
• KOSTAS THEOHARIS
• GIANNIS KORNARAKIS
The works of art that will be presented in the exhibition and their creators will receive honorary distinction are: Asimakopoulos Panos, Aggelos Gounaridis, Georgia Kaltapanidou, Eleftheria Tziirki, Giota Zoumbouli, Christina Vlaikoudi, Sapphire Li, Thanasis Bertahas, Spyros Pittidis, Eftyhia Iliadou, Panagiotis Lambridis, Janne Korhonen, Vaso Mihailidou, Aggeliki Christaki, Alexis Vouzaras, Maria Petroglou, Melpo Danou.
We thank all participants who responded to our call, and provided us with numerous great posters. As contesters were given the opportunity to participate with two proposals, only one of them was selected to proceed to the second phase, in order to give more people the opportunity to show their work.
All the proposals that were not selected for the exhibition will be presented through projection on site for the duration of the exhibition.

A journey in the history of typography will be held Wednesday, March 5, 2014 at 11 am at Typography Museum . The lecture will be in English by Mr. Jerry Dutton, old typographer and a member of the British Community of Vamos. Mr. Dutton points out that "in 1997,  " life " magazine chose typography as the most important invention of the second millennium. The talk will focus on the history of typography from its beginnings in China, its appearance in Europe and the modern time.

Typography Museum presents the video installation "Raw / Hydra". Located in the new wing of the Museum the video installation "Raw / Hydra" give breath and rhythm to inanimate machinery. The opening will take place Friday, July 12, 2013 at 8:30 pm as part of " ChANIaRT 2013 ".

Typography Museum of Chania participates at the 5th International Conference on Typography and Visual Communication ICTVC entitled "Against oblivion" by the University of Nicosia, Cyprus. From 5 to 8 of June, 2013, academics, researchers, theoreticians and practitioners from 18 countries, developed the theme of the conference "Against oblivion" and the role to be played by both the typography and the modern means of visual communication options to the new way of thinking imposed by social, economic, political, cultural and environmental issues that affect us all.

On the occasion of International Museum Day, Saturday 18 of May 2013 , an event which featured museums and museum collections of Chania was held at the Museum of Typography. Harry Stratidakis , teacher and school counselor of Primary Education presented a speech entitled" Meet the museums and the museum collections of Chania ".

One of the professions endangered as technology is progressing is typography. Typography museum is participating at the event entitled "Pictures of professions and activities that disappear II", Wednesday, October 31 at 6:30 pm and organizes a lecture dedicated to the people behind the images of the old professions, their memories and the relationship that had developed with the object of their work.

The Museum of Typography proudly presents -for the first time- the theatrical play "De Profundis", based on the homonymous novel by Oscar Wilde, August 21, 22 & 23 at 9:30 pm.

The theatrical play is inspired by the Museum of Typography and created especially for the Museum of Typography!

Translation, theatrical adaptation and direction by Athanasia Karagiannopoulou.

Interpretation by Nikos Nikas.

Pre-book your seats by calling 6977293283.

About "de profundis"

"love that dare not speak its name"

In 1895, the famous writer and poet Oscar Wilde was condemned in court because of his sexual choices. During his imprisonment he writes a letter to his lover and reason of his conviction, Alfred Douglas.

In 2016 a lawyer reviews Wilde's case, standing before the audience and requesting their own verdict.

Key element of defense, Wilde's letter, known under the title "De Profundis".