A Poster exhibition on the theme \"Typography: Past, Present and Future\" is organized by the Museum of Typography founded by Yannis and Eleni Garedakis, in Patras, in collaboration with the Archaeological Museum of Patras from 8 to 21 June 2019.<\/p>\n
The opening of the exhibition will take place on Saturday the 8th<\/sup> of June at 8 pm at the Archaeological Museum of Patras. At that time, the museum's amphitheatre will feature a video with the history and activities of the Museum of Typography.<\/p>\n The exhibition takes place in the framework of the 7th International Conference on Typography and Visual Communication (ICTVC) and is curated by Antonis K. Papantonopoulos, a lithographer and typographer, collaborator of the Museum of Typography.<\/p>\n The exhibition features 54 works selected from the four International Poster Competitions organized by the Museum of Typography, with entries from all over the world. These competitions aim at linking Typography and its history with the present and the future of visual communication.<\/p>\n The Museum of Typography in Chania is the first of its kind in Greece. It has been operating since 2005 and it consists the life vision of its founder, Yannis Garedakis, who, with the support of his wife Eleni, has been collecting machinery and other exhibits that mark the evolution of European typography, for over three decades.<\/p>\n The Museum is developed in two large wings and three separate rooms covering an area of approximately 1,200 sq.m. In its collections, visitors can see original 19th-century printing presses, automatic presses from the early 20th century, type cases and machines of mechanical composition (linotype and monotype) and use some of them.<\/p>\n Rare books, newspapers and engravings link typography to the turbulent history of Crete while the permanent art exhibition \"History of Writing and Graphic Arts\" by Antonis Papantonopoulos travels visitors to every form of human communication.<\/p>\n Duration of exhibition: 8 - 21 June 2019 - Operating hours: 8 am - 8 pm<\/p>\n The names of the participants are:<\/p>\n 01 THANOS VRAILAS, Athens, Greece - 1st<\/sup> Prize, 1st<\/sup>\u00a0Contest<\/p>\n 02 KOSTANTINOS THEOCHARIS, Athens, Greece - 2nd Prize, 1st<\/sup>\u00a0Contest<\/p>\n 03 YIANNIS KORNARAKIS, Athens, Greece - 3rd Prize, 1st<\/sup>\u00a0Contest<\/p>\n 04 PANOS ASIMAKOPOULOS, Athens, Greece \u2013 Honorary Distinction, 1st<\/sup>\u00a0Contest<\/p>\n 05 EFTYCHIA ILIADOU, Andros, Greece \u2013 Honorary Distinction, 1st<\/sup>\u00a0Contest<\/p>\n 06 SPYROS PITTIDIS, Crete, Greece \u2013 Honorary Distinction, 1st<\/sup>\u00a0Contest<\/p>\n 07 ALEXIS VOUZARAS, Athens, Greece \u2013 Honorary Distinction, 1st<\/sup>\u00a0Contest<\/p>\n 08 MARIA PETROGLOU, Athens, Greece \u2013 Honorary Distinction, 1st<\/sup>\u00a0Contest<\/p>\n 09 GEORGIA STAVROPOULOU, Tripoli, Greece \u2013 Honorary Distinction, 1st<\/sup>\u00a0Contest<\/p>\n 10 CHRISTALENI ALIFIERAKI, Crete, Greece \u2013 Honorary Distinction, 1st<\/sup>\u00a0Contest<\/p>\n 11 THANASIS BERTAHAS, Athens, Greece \u2013 Honorary Distinction, 1st<\/sup>\u00a0Contest<\/p>\n 12 KEIRA RATHBONE, London UK \u2013 Honorary Distinction, 1st<\/sup>\u00a0Contest<\/p>\n 13 GEORGIOS KRITIKOS, Thessaloniki, Greece - 1st<\/sup> Prize, 2nd\u00a0<\/sup>Contest<\/p>\n 14 YIANNIS MALLIS, Athens, Greece \u2013 2nd Prize, 2nd\u00a0<\/sup>Contest<\/p>\n 15 KONSTANTINOS KRIGAS, Thessaloniki, Greece \u2013 3rd Prize, 2nd\u00a0<\/sup>Contest<\/p>\n 16 IOANNIS DIVOLIS, Athens, Greece \u2013 Honorary Distinction, 2nd\u00a0<\/sup>Contest<\/p>\n 17 DESPINA AERAKI, Athens, Greece \u2013 Honorary Distinction, 2nd\u00a0<\/sup>Contest<\/p>\n 18 \"STICHIAGRA\"PRINTING SHOP, Attica, Greece \u2013 Honorary Distinction, 2nd\u00a0<\/sup>Contest<\/p>\n 19 ALEXANDROS KOKOLAS, Athens, Greece \u2013 Honorary Distinction, 2nd<\/sup> Contest<\/p>\n 20 OLGA TZOLA, Thessaloniki, Greece \u2013 Honorary Distinction, 2nd<\/sup> Contest<\/p>\n 21 KOSTAS BARTZOKAS, UK & Norway \u2013 Honorary Distinction, 2nd<\/sup> Contest<\/p>\n 22 EVROS VOSKARIDES, Athens, Greece \u2013 Honorary Distinction, 2nd<\/sup> Contest<\/p>\n 23 THANOS VRAILAS, Attica, Greece \u2013 Honorary Distinction, 2nd<\/sup> Contest<\/p>\n 24 JUAN DIEGO RESTREPO, Colombia - 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