There's nothing like a good exhibition!!!

WHEN it comes to marketing their products the Greeks certainly need to wise up. On the island we have a national exhibition centre where they stage some really good events, the trouble is they usually wait until the very last minute before they promote them - and that is only half of the problem.
   Like to see a great Marilyn Monroe exhibition, or how about one all about Leonardo da Vinci or thrill the kids with a brilliant Dinosaur show? All these are at the exhibition centre and there are dozens of billboards, advertising signs and posters advertising them - the only problem? They are all finished!
   That's right, the Monroe exhibition was in October 2011. the excellent da Vinci exhibition was even earlier, and the Dinosaurs finished in October last year - despite this all the signs are still up and confuse tourists. How many children will pester their parents during the coming summer months to go to see the Dinosaurs or dad drooling over seeing the Monroe exhibition and being frustrated when they find out it has long gone.
  We cannot understand why they leave the signs up, but perhaps they want their moneys worth as they are very late putting them up in the first place. It's not only the events at the exhibition centre, which is at Gouves, but venture into Heraklion and you would be totally blown away trying to find something advertised that is actually on, they are really lax and then they moan that numbers attending these events are really poor.
   Having worked in marketing for many years in the UK, the value of promotion is imperative, so it's a source of amazement - but this has been happening for years, so you would have thought that somebody would have sorted it out by now!

Dinosaurs roar into Crete

IF you don't know your T-Rex dinosaur from a Raptorex or a Dicertops from a Diploducus then a new exhibition in Crete is the place for you.

  Dinosauria opened this week through to October/November on the Greek Island of Crete, and brings together a well balanced exhibition that will thrill children of all ages and inform and delight adults at the same time. 

  Situated at the National Exhibition Centre at Gouves, Heraklion near to the CretAquarium and spread over 2,500 square feet of space it is an educational exhibit that will take you back to the heart of the prehistoric period.

  However you have to be prepared for ther sheer size of the animals on display, with clever work to re-create the past. All the signage is thoughtfully displaced in four languages

 The life size exhibts move and roar their sounds in a realistic manner. You will certainly be surprised by the actual size of the beasts. We have all seen then depicted on television screen as well as in the movies, but nothing prepares you for reality.

  The exhition cleverly uses sensors so the models all start to move as you approach them, and the staff are very informative and helpful making the whole experience memorable for all the right reasons.

  There is  a 5D cinema experience, the first in Greece to complete the well thought out show, as well as a large car-park, refreshments and souvenirs making it al all-round educational and entertaining experience.

  The exhibition is open daily from 9am through to 8.pm. Admission is €8.50 for adults €6.50 for children, under fours are free. Group admission is €5

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