The Foundation of Military History in Greece: Cultural Politics of the Colonels Junta

by Eleni Kouki

The temporary monument “Freedom – Faith” at the entrance of the exhibition "War History of the Greeks" in Zappeion, Athens, 1968. Later, it was erected in Cyprus as "The Monument of the EOKA 1955-59 Struggle."

The new building of the Museum of Art of the Munson-Williams-Proctor Foundation, New York (above), and the "20er Haus", the Austrian pavilion at the 1958 Brussels World Fair (below) probably served as architectural references for the Athens War Museum.

The Athens War Museum today.

The Military Museum of Sarandaporo (Thessaly).

The Military Mausoleum of Konitsa (Epirus).

Articles of Organization for the Athens War Museum, 1972.

Eleni Kouki studied history at the Department of History and Archeology of the School of Philosophy of Ioannina. In her Ph.D., which she completed in 2016 at the Department of History and Archaeology of the School of Philosophy of EKPA, she focused on the monuments and ceremonies of the April-21st Dictatorship. Her research interests range from Greek post-WWII history, monuments, and political rituals to memory in general and public history. She has participated as a researcher in various research projects and has published her work in collective volumes and academic journals. She teaches in the postgraduate program of Public History at the Hellenic Open University. She has worked as a journalist for more than a decade specializing in cultural issues.