The purpose addresses all children, without exception, families, school communities and everyone who is interested in the multilateral development of children or is directly or indirectly related to children. The HCM’s mission is to encourage every child to discover, to understand, to learn, to enjoy and to shape the world in which (s)he lives with respect for individuality and an emphasis on team work. It is a multi-subject and multi-oriented museum and it derives its subjects from science and technology, the natural environment, arts, social studies, language, mathematics and children’s daily life and interests. The exhibit area of the Museum presents both permanent and temporary exhibits. The exhibits of the Children’s Museum of Athens • The Attic • Hello Pythagoras! • Workshop: The moving image • The Us and the Them, an exhibit about diversity • The Kitchen – Discover the world of Biscuit • Discover Myself-How do I move? • The ABC of nutrition • Drive and walk safely • Bubbles • The Museum of the Greek alphabet letters At the exhibits of the Children’s Museum of Athens, children can: • explore the objects • use all their senses • «play role games» and cooperate with other children as well as with their parents • assemble or disassemble objects • make things and take them with them • assemble or disassemble objects • make things and take them with them • understand how something works through play The HCM studies, designs, implements EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS for: • school groups at the Children’s Museum of Athens and at schools • families and other groups at the Children’s Museum of Athens and at other museums or open air cultural sites • educators and parents • people with special needs and other groups with special characteristics (i.e. refugees etc).