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The Yessios Museum "The Macedonian Struggle and Edessa" took part for the first time in the celebration of International Museum Day, with an educational programme dedicated to intangible cultural heritage, entitled: "Designing tradition: a signpost for the future" The programme was attended by 6th-grade pupils of the 2nd & 4th Primary Schools of Edessa.

Part A:
A tour of the Museum's permanent exhibition and an experiential listening session of traditional music from Edessa, connected with the Macedonian Struggle.

Part B:
The pupils expressed their personal experiences through painting, inspired by tradition and music. Part C: An exhibition and discussion on how the pupils' creative imagination can keep intangible cultural heritage alive in a constantly changing society.

Programme contributors:
– Emmanouil Peikos / Museologist & associate of the Yessios Museum
– Zoi Danilidou & Ioanna Serafim / Yessios Museum staff