Eugenia Christodoulakou – Executive Director
Thaleia Mavrakou – Director of Research & Education
Georgia Zannia – Director of Development
Georgios Nikolaou – Director of Administrative Operations
The Museum Today
The Museum Today
The National Museum of Natural History Goulandris is a non-profit foundation with a mission to conduct research, provide education, and protect nature. Since its establishment, it has been a point of reference for the study and understanding of Greece’s natural wealth, as well as for cultivating environmental awareness in society.
GOALS
The collection, documentation, research, and promotion of Greek flora, fauna, geology, and paleontology.
Environmental education and public awareness, helping people understand the impact of their daily choices on the environment and encouraging them to take action for its protection.
The study and tackling of critical environmental issues of our time, such as pollution, biodiversity loss, and the climate crisis.
Participation in research programs and collaboration with scientific institutions and organizations in Greece and abroad.
Monitoring of the natural environment and the impacts of climate change, protection of ecosystems, promotion of innovative cultivation methods, and research into the use of Greek plants in pharmaceutical production and overall quality-of-life improvement.
VISION
The Museum aspires to be a model center for environmental research, education, and protection, inspiring actions that lead to a sustainable future. It envisions a society where science and environmental responsibility guide decisions that serve both humanity and nature.
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Today, the National Museum of Natural History Goulandris is led by an experienced Board of Directors that combines vision and scientific expertise.
FORMATION OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Fali Voyatzaki – President & Treasurer
Konstantinos Menoudakos – Vice President
Panagiotis Bernitsas – General Secretary
Panagiotis Pikrammenos – Member
Nicole Economopoulou Kyriacopoulos – Executive Member
ORGANIZATION / DEPARTMENTS
Nicole Economopoulou Kyriacopoulos– Executive Member of the Board of Directors
SCIENTIFIC COMMITTEE
Konstantinos Kartalis – Professor, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (NKUA); Director of the Laboratory of Environmental Physics & Meteorology
Panagiotis Dimopoulos – Professor, University of Patras; Plant Biology Section, Laboratory of Botany
Asimina Antonarakou – Professor, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (NKUA); Chair of the Department of Geology and Geoenvironment; Historical Geology & Paleontology Section
Panagiotis Pafilis – Professor, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (NKUA); Zoology & Marine Biology Section; Lecturer in Animal Biodiversity
Dimitra Petza – PhD Biologist–Oceanographer; Senior Officer, Department of Research Project Management & Development Programs, OFYPEKA; Head of the Protected Areas Management Unit