Amnesty International in Greece and Oxfam want to thank Greek women and men for offering pieces of their lives, both metaphorically and literally; that s why they created «Τhe Museum Without A Home». The «Museum Without A Home» is a tribute to the history that is being made by contemporary Greek citizens, who supported, in a very difficult period of time, people who had to leave their country. The items exhibited at the museum are not works of art, but real objects donated by Greek women, men and children to people who need protection and support, objects that have come to play an important role in the life of the people that gave them and of the people that received them.
Exhibit Νο 1: Backpack Mara lives in Kifisia. Every month she goes to Victoria Square with bags full of school supplies, like this backpack, to distribute them to refugees' and immigrants' kids.
Exhibit Νο 2: Bracelets Ioni lives and goes to school in Athens. Kushie is from Pakistan and she saw armed groups killing her father before her very eyes. Although these two girls of the same age have very different lives, this didn't prevent them from becoming friends. Ioni wanted to help her friend to stop thinking constantly about what she had gone through. So among other toys, she gave Kushie these bracelets.
Exhibit Νο 3: Kettle Vasso lives and works in Konitsa. Mafida from Syria is being hosted in the same region. When the two women met, Vasso offered a water kettle to Mafida so that she can easily heat water to wash her baby.
Exhibit Νο 4: Board game Stelios lives in Piraeus. When his school teacher proposed to the class to collect toys for the kids in the port of Piraeus, Stelios offered one of his favourite board games. He then found out that the game had reached the hands of Ishmael, a boy his age.
Exhibit Νο 5: Diapers Alexandros is trying on a daily basis to collect essentials (diapers, milk, food etc.) for people who need support.
Exhibit Νο 6: Puzzle Eleni is a pupil and lives in Serres. When she heard that lots of children her age had to leave their homeland and come to Greece, she gathered all the games she wasn t using anymore and offered them to these children. One of these games is this puzzle that Zolast from Syria received.
Exhibit Νο 7: Stuffed toy Marilena is a pupil at Langadikia of Salonica, where she met Setais from Syria. Marilena wanted her friend to have this stuffed toy dinosaur to protect her when she is in her tent.
Exhibit Νο 8: Notebook Joanna lives in Leros. She often plays at the village square with Nadja from Afghanistan, who resides in a local reception center. When she found out that her friend was going to go to school, she decided to give her a notebook so that she can learn to write in Greek.
Exhibit Νο 9: Hairbrush Mania lives in Malakasa. At the reception center in her region, she met Nematoullah s family of five. Mania, together with others, offered essential goods, including a hairbrush like this one, so that the girls of the family can feel pretty again.
Exhibit Νο 10: Jacket Spyros lives in Konitsa. Lots of people who were forced to leave their homeland are hosted in his region among them Nasouh from Syria. The two men meet daily and Spyros offered Nasouh his spare jacket.
Exhibit Νο 11: Shirt Nikos lives in Athens. Every day he uses public transport to get to Victoria Square where he works. One day, on his way to work, he happened to meet Bashel from Afghanistan. The next day, Nikos left home with an extra shirt that he offered to Bashel.
Exhibit Νο 12: Sketchbook Christos lives in Skaramangas. His grandfather bought him a bag full of drawing supplies. On the day that Christos met Yuseef from Syria, he offered him this sketchbook, so that he can also draw.
Exhibit Νο 13: Toy cars Efstathia, who lives and works in Athens, offered a lot of her son's toy cars to Rahima from Afghanistan, so that her son can play and be happy as well.
Exhibit Νο 14: Pastels Georgia lives and works in Athens. She met Sahar and her family from Syria in her neighbourhood. When Georgia discovered Sahar's talent in painting, she bought her some pastels, so that she won't stop practicing her talent.
Exhibit Νο 15: Coffee cup A Greek family in Katsikas of Ioannina met Mohamed from Syria, who resides at the local reception center. They have become friends. Mohamed told us that the family invites him every day for a cup of coffee.
Exhibit Νο 16: Toy medical instruments Giorgos lives at Oinofyta. Along with the doctors offering their services free of charge, he arranged for little Zinoche to be examined by a dentist. As soon as he learned that Zinoche wants to become a doctor when she grows up, he offered her these toy medical instruments.
Exhibit Νο 17: Pencil case Hanaya lives in Glyfada. She met little Amir from Afghanistan, who has come to Greece with his father, at the Elliniko reception center. Amir hopes that someday his mother who stayed behind will make it to our country. Hanaya offered this pencil case to Amir so that time can pass by more pleasantly, by writing and drawing.
Exhibit Νο 18: Jump rope Mimika lives in Ioannina and owns a toy store. She wanted to visit the neighbouring reception center and offer various toys, like this jump rope, to the kids that live there.
Exhibit Νο 19: Touberleki (Traditional drum) Andreas lives in Ioannina. Among other people, twelve-year-old Ali from Afghanistan lives in a reception center there. When Andreas met little Ali, he found out that he loves music, so he offered him his father's touberleki.
Exhibit Νο 20: Face cream Olivia lives in Ioannina. She met Nora from Syria in the reception center of Katsikas. Olivia wanted to make Nora feel good about herself again, so she offered her a moisturizing face cream.
Exhibit Νο 21: Shoes Stellina lives in Athens. Every day, on her way to work downtown, she comes across many immigrants and refugees. Stellina wanted to offer a pair of trekking shoes, so that these people can walk with dignity on their long journey.