As of 1994 the Parliament has been making a systematic effort to come closer to the citizens and mostly the youth by organizing exhibitions on the occasion of important historical events or to pay tribute to distinguished personalities of Hellenism. By means of such events, the Parliament actually contributes to helping citizens get a more profound knowledge of history and adopt a more critical stance towards the past and the present.

Furthermore, elementary, junior and senior high school students can visit the Parliament on weekdays (see section on School Visits)

Moreover, groups of visitors, such as members of associations, senior citizen clubs etc. may schedule a visit by calling the Parliament (210 3692429 and 210 3692106).

The Hellenic Parliament Foundation for Parliamentarianism and Democracy, on the occasion of the 40^th anniversary of the restoration of Democracy, presents the exhibition “Seven Years of Darkness: The Dictatorship of the Colonels 1967-1974”.
The exhibition is being held at the Exhibition Hall of the Foundation (14 Amalias Avenue) and was inaugurated by the President of the Hellenic Parliament, Mr Evangelos Meïmarakis, on Wednesday, 19 November 2014 at 19:00.
Photographs, front pages of newspapers, pamphlets, original handwritten documents, posters and audio-visual material reveal aspects of that dark seven-year period, with the emphasis on the dissolution of democracy and the violation of human rights and individual liberties.  At the same time, the exhibition focuses on the organised resistance within the country and the international support for the struggle against the dictatorship abroad.
Sources of the exhibition materials are Greek and foreign archives, both public and private, such as the Library of the Parliament, the Contemporary Social History Archives, the Benaki Museum, the Archives of Public Broadcasting, the General State Archives, the Hellenic Literary and Historical Archive, the Gennadius Library, as well as numerous private collections.
Visitors, old and young alike, can chose how they wish to view the exhibition, either by following the evolution of events through the chronological presentation of the material or by carrying out their own research, seeking more information from archival material available at special workstations.
 
Duration of the exhibition:     20 November 2014-12 June 2015
Opening hours:                    Weekdays 09:00-16:00, Thursday 09:00-20:00
                                          Weekends 10:00-15:00
                                          Closed on Official Holidays
                                          Closed on 27/12/2014 and 28/12/2014
Contact:                              210 3735109 and 210 3692429 (weekdays 09:00-16:00)