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Central Service

The Central Service of the General State Archives (GSA) is housed in a modern building in Psychiko.

In 2014, the General State Archives (GSA) celebrated one hundred years since their establishment, marking a long historical journey of uninterrupted operation and contribution.

See the Invitation and the Press Release of the event celebrating the 100th anniversary, which took place at the Eugenides Foundation .

Implementing a policy of openness and outreach, the Central Service (CS) of the GSA, making use of its modern building, leads a series of scientific and cultural activities, opening the doors of the GSA to the public through the organization of original exhibitions, screenings of rare audiovisual material, participation in innovative initiatives and educational programs.

See here a brief overview of some of our activities.

The Central Service organizes a series of educational programs for students and teachers of all educational levels, adapted to the age and skills of the participants. These programs include workshops, archival material exhibitions and audiovisual presentations, through which users become familiar with important events in history.

Administrative Structure of the Central Service (CS)

The Central Service (CS) operates at the level of a General Directorate, headed by the General Director (GD) of the GSA.

It is responsible for the supervision and coordination of the individual Directorates and Departments, at both central and regional level, as well as for taking all necessary measures to improve the efficiency of the Services.

Organizational Chart of the GSA

Γενικά Αρχεία του Κράτους – neo organogramma GAK

The General Directorate of the GSA consists of the following organizational units:

  • Directorate of Acquisition and Processing of Archives
  • Directorate of Archival Research, Outreach, Communication, Conservation and Preservation of Archives
  • Directorate of Administrative and Technical Services
  • Directorate for the Coordination of Regional Services (RS), under which the individual Departments of the GSA Regional Services operate
  • GSA Directorate – Historical Archives of Macedonia, which includes the Department of the Cartographic Heritage Archive (CHA), in accordance with Article 5 of Law 4109/2013 (A΄ 176)
  • GSA Directorate – Corfu Archives, which also includes the Paxoi Archival Repository, as the “GSA – Local Archives of Paxoi” is henceforth renamed, based in Paxoi
  • GSA Directorate – Historical Archives of Epirus