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About the A.G. Leventis Foundation
The A. G. Leventis Foundation formally came
into being in May 1979 and had begun to operate
on a small scale by the end of that year. Over the
following three years the scope and volume of its
activities gradually increased, so that within thir-
ty years of its founder’s death, theA. G. Leventis
Foundation can claim a fully-fledged operating
record of more than twenty five years.
The main areas of the Foundation’s activities
were determined in the early days of its exist-
ence. Since then, there has been organic devel-
opment and expansion within these fields but
no major change of direction. From the first, the
Trustees used as guidelines the range and direc-
tion of the philanthropic interests of the founder
himself and decided, in Cyprus, Greece and in
other parts of Europe, to focus to a large extent
on culture and education with special emphasis
on the cultural heritage of Cyprus.
Active in Cyprus and abroad
In Greece the Foundation has supported a wide
range of organisations and events in cultural and
historic fields. The main emphasis, however, has
been on the restoration of a number of monu-
ments from various periods, primarily in North-
ern Greece but also in other parts of the coun-
Guests included Child Commissioner Leda Koursoumba (far right) and Honorary President of party EDEK, Vassos Lyssarides
First Lady Andri Anastasiades (left) and former First Lady
Photini Papadopoulou
First Lady Andri Anastasiades is given a tour of the
exhibition
