Athens International Airport and the Voluntary Organization for Children “The Smile of the Child” present an art exhibition titled “Travelling the world with a kid’s luggage,” featuring artwork created by children at the AIA’s play area.

The exhibition is scheduled to run until December 31, 2014 and includes paintings created over nine months from June 2013 to February 2014, by children from Greece, Ireland, the UK, France, Switzerland, Italy, Germany, Finland, Norway, Turkey, Israel, Egypt, Russia, Cyprus, South Africa, Saudi Arabia, India, Thailand, China, Australia, Chile, Argentina, Brazil, Mexico, the USA, Canada, Peru, Algeria, Japan, Singapore and New Zealand.

“For more than 12 years, children travelling from all over the world have their own meeting point at the airport. Creative children’s entertainment activities first started in February 2002, when Athens International Airport, in collaboration with The Smile of the Child, created a welcoming area for young travelers to play and relax. Since then, 54,250 children’s smiles filled it with laughter, joy and creativity,” says AIA in its official site.

To celebrate the Play Area’s 12th anniversary, the young ambassadors take us on an imaginary “journey” to their own countries through their artwork while visiting Athens International Airport. The luggage – made with carefully chosen materials and combining words and pictures – were offered to the airport by young travelers before their journey back home; leaving us beautiful mementos and ensuring they will visit Greece again soon.