Onassis Cultural Center

The Onassis Cultural Centre was established in Athens in 2004, constructed with the exclusive funding and supervision of the Onassis Foundation. This imposing building with 18.000 sq.m. of interior areas, was built on a privately owned plot of  3.000 sq.m. covering an entire city block.

Some of the Centre’s facilities are:
880 seat multipurpose Amfitheatre hall, suitable for shows, concerts, stage performances, cinema screenings, lectures and conferences.
220 seat auditorium for events of smaller scale such as theatrical performances, dance shows, lectures, presentations and special cinema projections (multimedia, virtual reality).
700 sq.m. area for exhibitions and other art activities.
Outdoor Theatre.
Electronic Library.

Telmaco S.A. was awarder with the project after a tender conducted by the Onassis Foundation for:

Study, supply, installation, quality control, commissioning & maintenance of Theatre Production Lighting Systems.
Study, supply, installation, quality control, commissioning & maintenance of Theatre Sound & Communication Systems.
Supply, installation & commissioning of Voice Alarm & Paging System.

Telmaco’s specialized engineers and designers, in close collaboration with the client’s project manager and the on site supervisor, have implemented a demanding state-of-the-art project in a short time schedule.

By installing the most innovative and contemporary technology, and by choosing products and systems of world class manufacturers such as d&b audiotechnik, ADB, Penton, Barco, SSL, Extron, Klotz, etc, both basic theatrical halls as well as the rest of the facilities in respect, were equipped with systems that cover every demand for every event. E.g. theatre performances, lectures, musical shows, conferences, presentations, etc.