March - April 2009

On February 26, 1909 the foundation for the home of Ioannis Nedelkos was laid, based on plans of the Architect Xenophon Paionidis.  In subsequent years the home would come to be known as the “Nedelkos Clinic”.  The building, besides being a home, housed the physician’s office of Nedelkos’ son, Constantine Nedelkos, as well as a clinic which operated behind the home.

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The Mount Athos Center, to which the building was granted for the hosting of its activities, decided, by way of its Legislative Council, that the completion of 100 years of life for the building on the 26th of February 2009 was an opportunity and  duty to showcase the history of the family; indeed, the great national, societal, and scientific contribution of Constantine Nedelkos, as well as the adventurous path of the 100 years of the building’s existence, which included disasters, threats of demolition and ultimately its preservation and utilization, with an exhibit in its halls.

 

The factors

The idea for an exhibit began with the gathering of “The Nedelkos Archive” by the Mount Athos Center and was realized with the contribution of:

1.    The Anastasia Nedelkou-Seremeti Family
2.    The Management of the Thessaloniki Land Registry office
3.    The Management of the Architectural Project Studies of the Municipality of Thessaloniki
4.    The Management of Architectural Project Designs of the Municipality of Thessaloniki

5.    1st Study

Researchers:
I. Trontsios and Sons “Masonry” O.E. -M. Lazaridou, Architectural Engineers
D. Fountas, Civil Engineer
Constantinidis, Electrical Mechanical Engineer
Special Scientific Fellow/Researchers:
G. Contaxakis-K.E. Oikonomou-G. Xatzigogas, Architectural Engineers
X. Ignatakis-K. Stilianidis, Civil Engineers
K. Thermos, City planning Architects

6.    2nd Study:
Georgos Triantafillidis, Architectural Engineer, M.A., UCLA
Dimitra Gourgioti, Architectural Engineer Ε.Μ.Π.

7.    Fourth Committee of Modern Monuments
8.    Historical Center of the Municipality of Thessaloniki
9.    Dafne Vlasakidou, Stella Liapi (Research, History and Facts)
10.    Damianos Constantinidis, Museologist
11.    Giannis Oikonomidis, Graphic Design
12.    Coordination: Mount Athos Center

 

 

Thematic Units of the exhibit

1. Thessaloniki and Egnatia Street of the first half of the 20th century, the historical Nedelkos family, the building of the home in the Greek Quarter of Panagouda and the social and scientific activity of the donor Constantinos Nedelkos.

2. The dramatic period from 1978 through 1994, with the designation of the building as “red” following the earthquake of 1978, its abandonment by the Nedelkos family, the attempts at expropriation and demolition, its gradual decline and decay.

3.  The period of study (1995), restoration and new classification of the Nedelkos Mansion as a historic and preserved building by the City of Thessaloniki with the financing of the “Cultural Capitol”, the first works of competence, support of the building and restoration of its facade, etc.

4. The new Museological -Museographical Study (2006) completion of the work on the building, reconstruction and remodeling of the rooms in order to host the Exhibit of “the Treasury of the Protaton” and the following future activities of the Mount Athos Center, to which the building had been granted by the Municipality of Thessaloniki.

5. The period of operation of the Mount Athos Center, which hosts its activities in the building (Conferences, exhibits, publications, research, bookstore, library, archives, etc.)

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View the embedded image gallery online at:
https://www.agioritikiestia.gr/en/nedelko-building-100-years-february-26-1909-februrary-26-2009#sigProId104dbeac0a

 

The Nedelkos Mansion: 100 years of life, 100 years of adventurous journey

1st HALL

1)    Thessaloniki at the beginning of the 20th century
2)    The Nedelkos Family
3)    The Nedelkos Building
4)    Constantinos Nedelkos
5)    The fire of 1917-The Ebrar Plan

2nd HALL

The Adventure

3rd Hall

The first study of restoration

4th Hall

The new Museological-Museographical Study
The final formation of the rooms

5th Hall

2000-2009: Years of Creativity

 

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The opening 

The opening of the exhibit of 100 years was celebrated with great success and attendance of the public at the foundations of the impressive restored building, known as the “Nedelkos Clinic”, on 109 Egnatia Street.

At the above mentioned opening ceremony, at which were present, on behalf of the Nedelkos family, the granddaughters of Constantine Nedelkos, Sophia-Paola and Christina Seremeti and his two great-grandchildren, greetings were offered by the representative of the Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew, professor of the department of Mechanical Engineering of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Christos Ignatakis on behalf of the researchers, and Mrs. Paola Seremeti, who read a touching message by the daughter of Constantinos Nedelkos, the well- known painter Anni Nedelkou Seremeti who lives in New York.

The Mayor of Thessaloniki and President of the Mount Athos Center related in his account  the scientific and social offering of the Nedelkos family and the adventures of the building from the time of the earthquake of 1978, when the building was determined “red” and was awaiting  demolition, until 1995, when the work of rebuilding and restoration within the setting of the work of the Cultural Capitol, and from 2002-2004 when the work of restructuring of the building took place so as to welcome and house the activities of the Mount Athos Center.