OUR STORY THE ROOTS OF THE ATHENIAN MUSE, ARE TRACED TO THE AGIORGITI FAMILY, WHO FOSTERED THE GREEK CULTURAL FLAME, AS THEIR WAY OF LIFE.
DURING THE 1960'S MILITARY REGIME, THEY ESCAPED TO MONTREAL AND REMAINED THERE IN EXILE. THEIR UNIQUE HOME SERVED THE ANTI-DICTATORSHIP MOVEMENT AND WAS A HUB FOR GREEK ARTISTIC & CULTURAL INTELLIGENTSIA ABROAD.
UP TO THE 1990'S, INTERNATIONAL BANKER NICHOLAS AGIORGITIS (WHO HAD ALSO SERVED ACTIVELY IN THE 1940'S GREEK RESISTANCE MOVEMENT) SUCCESSFULLY FINANCED AND MENTORED MANY GREEK ENTREPRENEURS OF THE DIASPORA. BY HIS SIDE, KALLIRHOE AGIORGITI-PIPERIGOU, ARTIST, COLLECTOR AND AESTHETE INTRODUCED AUTHENTIC GREEK ELEMENTS IN DESIGNING THEIR BRAND IDENTITIES, BEING HERSELF PART OF THE GREEK MODERNIST ART MOVEMENT OF THE 50'S.
TODAY AFTER THEIR DEATH IN 2009, IN THE DAWN OF THE GREEK CRISIS, THEIR DAUGHTER MATINA AGIORGITI, INSPIRED BY HER FAMILY'S OWN HISTORY, THEIR HOME'S HERITAGE COLLECTIONS AND CHARACTERISTIC LIFESTYLE, FOUNDED THE ATHENIAN MUSE.
THE ATHENIAN MUSE IS A HOLDING ENTERPRISE, INITIATING SUBSIDIARY PROJECTS WHICH ENDORSE THE REGENERATION OF ECLECTIC GREEK HERITAGE.
PROJECTS
HISTORIC GREEK GASTRONOMY THE ATHENIAN MUSE HAS INITIATED THE HGG CATERING PROJECT OFFERING STATE-OF-THE- ART AUTHENTIC, HISTORIC MENUS BASED ON GREEK ART AND LITERARY SOURCES.
IN ALLIANCE THE PREMIUM CATERING COMPANY - LA CHOCOLATIERE, IN GREECE - THE MENUS CONTAIN RESEARCHED AND UNALTERED RECIPIES FROM MAIN EPOCHS OF GREEK HISTORY ( CIRCA 2500 BC - 1960'S).
THE TASTING EVENTS CAN TAKE PLACE IN SELECTED HISTORICAL VENUES, RESORTS, ACADEMIC INSTITUTIONS OR CLIENT'S OWN PRIVATE SPACES.
MAIN CHARACTERISTICS OF THE HGG PROJECT ARE:
STATE-OF-THE-ART RESEARCHED MENUS REFELCTING UNALTERED HISTORIC RECIPES FROM GREEK ART AND LITERARY SOURCES
UNIQUE DESIGNED TABLE-SCAPES CONTAINING AUTHENTIC PERIOD TABLEWARE, FOLIAGE & ARTIFACTS
BESPOKE OPTIONAL ENTERTAINMENT, PERFORMANCES OR GAMES
THE ATHENIAN MUSAEUM INSPIRED BY THE ORIGINAL 'MUSAEUM' OF ANCIENT ALEXANDRIA, THE ATHENIAN MUSAEUM IS A DIGITAL MUSEUM, HOSTING A COLLECTION OF SELECTED VIRTUAL ARTIFACTS REPRESENTING QUINTESSENTIAL ASPECTS RELATED TO GREEK HERITAGE.
EACH GALLERY CONTAINS, ITEMS PRESENTED WITH THEIR OWN UNIQUE STORY AND HISTORICAL CONTENT WHICH HAVE PAST THE TEST OF TIME AND ARE PART OF THE LIVING FUTURE OF GREEK CULTURE.
THE ATHENIAN MUSAEUM IS SET TO OPEN IN FALL 2018 - CURATOR: WENDELINA KARAYIANNI
HESTIA BUSINESS CLUB THE ROLE OF THE HESTIA BUSINESS CLUB, IS TO ENDORSE ITS MEMBERS IN GREECE AND ABROAD, TO DISTINGUISH THEMSELVES AS GREEK HERITAGE BRANDS OF EXCELLENCE.
THE HESTIA BUSINESS CLUB ACTS AS A COMPLIMENT TO EXISTING BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT ORGANIZATIONS. MOREOVER IT SERVES AS A HEARTH IN ITS MOST AUTHENTIC FORM - A FOSTERING FLAME, INSPIRING VISION, CLARITY AND PURPOSE, WHILE ENCOURAGING REWARDING EXCHANGES AMONG ITS MEMBERS. WHO CAN JOIN?
2ND AND 3RD GENERATION FAMILY HERITAGE BRANDS
NEW BUSINESS ENTERPRISES INCORPORATING OR REVIVING ECLECTIC GREEK TRADITIONAL ASPECTS
INSTITUTIONS FROM THE CULTURAL MANAGEMENT SECTOR
ALL INDIVIDUALS, COMPANIES AND INTITUTIONS WHICH HAVE AN INTEREST IN GREEK HERITAGE ENTERPRISE AND ITS FUTURE
SERVICE TO ENTERPRISES
HERITAGE BRAND CONSULTING WE OFFER COMPREHENSIVE BRAND STRATEGY SERVICES TO ENTERPRISES WISHING TO DEVELOP THEIR POTENTIAL, AS GREEK HERITAGE BRANDS. HIGHLIGHTING THE SPIRIT AND HISTORICAL CONTENT OF THEIR UNIQUE PRODUCTS & SERVICES, WE SUPPORT THEM IN MARKING THEIR TERRITORY IN LOCAL AND INTERNATIONAL MARKETS.
