Inauguration of the Alexandria Center for Hellenistic Studies
and of the Exhibition Approaching Heaven with Icons of the Velimezis Collection and the Benaki Museum
Thursday November 27, 2008 The inaugural ceremony of The Alexandria Center for Hellenistic Studies was held at the Bibliotheca Alexandrina Conference Hall . The inauguration was held under the auspices of Mrs. Suzanne Mubarak, Egypt’s First Lady. This opening ceremony included an “Approaching Heaven” exhibition from the Velimezis Collection of Post- Byzantine Icons which is under the auspices of H.E. Dr. Karolos Papoulias, President of the Hellenic Republic.