Sotiria Museum
General Thoracic Diseases Hospital of Athens “Sotiria”
Location:
Athens, Greece
Works:
Monument Architectural and Restoration Survey
Museum Study and Exhibition Design
Project Supervision
Date:
2015-2025
Working Group:
Museological Planning and Implementation Supervision: Asimina Grigoriou
Exhibition Design and Implementation Supervision: Ifigenia Dimitriou
Architectural Restoration and Landscape Design: Ifigenia Dimitriou, Fotini Chalvantzi
Structural Design: Konstantinos Toumpakaris
Electromechanical Design: Maria Mageirou
Collection Inventory and Documentation: Asimina Grigoriou, Michael Toumbis
Museological Study: Asimina Grigoriou
Exhibition Design: Ifigenia Dimitriou
Graphics and Signage Design: Faidra Stragali
Conservation Study: Christine Hollinetz, Andreas Mpekos, Tina Chanialaki
Project Management: Stadion S.A.
Exhibition, Digital Applications and Brochure texts: Asimina Grigoriou, Michael Toumbis
Scientific Text Editing: Michael Toumbis
Historical Consultant: Yannis Stoyiannidis
Translation & Editing in English language: Efi Panagiotopoulou
Graphics Design and Signage Design: Dimitra Chrona - Schéma
Graphic Design Implementation: Fotini Filoxenidou - Schéma
Research and Documentation for Digital Applications Content: Asimina Grigoriou
Editing of Digital Applications Content: Ifigenia Dimitriou
Design of Digital Applications Content: Dimitra Chrona - Schéma
Conservation and Installation of Exhibits: Vasilis Markakis, Despoina Kassou
Photography: Andreas Santrouzanos
Lighting Consultant: Matina Magklara
Museum and Special Constructions: Manos Lignos
Digital Prints: Nikos Paschalidis
The Sotiria Museum is located within the premises of Sotiria General Hospital, an institution founded in 1902 by Sophia Schliemann as a sanatorium for tuberculosis patients. It is housed in the Military Pavilion, one of the hospital’s historic buildings, and is dedicated to the fight against tuberculosis in Greece, the history of the hospital, and its transformation from a tuberculosis sanatorium into a pulmonary care institution. The project was implemented with funding from the Region of Attica (2014–2020 & 2021–2027) and was completed in February 2026.
The Sotiria Museum is the first medical museum in Greece designed according to contemporary museological and exhibition standards. It is based on a clear, human-centered narrative and a minimal, original exhibition design, aiming to be accessible and engaging to a broad audience. The exhibition combines archival material, objects, and testimonies to present different aspects of medical practice and hospital life. It also highlights the role of the institution within the broader history of public health in Greece.