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Visit to the Numismatic Collection

May 24, 2023

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On May 24th a group of blind and visually impaired members, as well as staff members, visited the Numismatic Collection of the Alpha Bank, ‘one of the most impressive private coin and banknote collections in the world’. The exhibition offered guided tours for persons with visual impairment. In partnership with the organization for the blind, Alpha Bank hosted special events and provided suitable equipment for persons with visual impairment during the guided tours. A special exhibition “The Other Side of the Coin” was developed between the two groups as part of an initiative to expand cultural opportunities for blind citizens.

Specifically, the exhibition area was equipped with:

* Special 3D mock-up of the space

* Enlarged coin replicas

* Captions and a special edition

    of the catalog in Braille

* Suitably recorded

   audio-descriptive guides

 

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Traveling Collection

'The Other Side of the Coin' exhibition has finished but you can explore the 3D video at:

https://www.alphapolitismos.gr/en/numismatic-collection/

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ABOUT US

The American Friends of the Blind in Greece is a 501 (c) 3 non-profit devoted to assisting the blind in Greece with a proven track spanning 75 years.

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American Friends of the Blind in Greece is a tax exempt charity under section 501 (c) (3) of the Internal Revenue Code.

ADDRESS

Donations may be forwarded to:


The American Friends of the Blind In Greece
c/o Cambridge and Eastern Bank
143 Daniel Street

Portsmouth, NH

 03801

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​tel: 207-977-0503

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