2015
Photographic Exhibition
OLKAS II
SAILING FROM
AND TO BYZANTIUM. MEDIEVAL PORTS FROM
EUXEINOS PONTOS TO EASTERN MEDITERRANEAN
FAMAGUSTA GATE 11/2/15-21/2/15
Monday - Friday
10:00-13:00, 16:00-20:00
Saturday 14/2 10:00-13:00 18:00-20:00
Sunday 16/2 10:30-13:30 18:00-20:00
Saturday 21/2 10:00-13:00
Guided tours for groups. Make your reservation on cypriotstudies@gmail.com, 0035722432578
The current
exhibition is a visual journey to the
enthralling world of the East. Through
maps, portolans, engravings, miniatures
of manuscripts, postcards and photos
from the 11th c. up today, various
aspects of 60 ports of Euxeinos Pontos,
Aegean and Cyprus are presented
highlighting the rich medieval past of
the respective countries.
The exhibition
is entitled: “OLKAS II”, inspired by the
commercial ship of the Byzantines which
for centuries carried to the seas of the
East men and products, and through them,
artistic values and cultural products,
which influenced the character of the
medieval civilization both within and
outside the byzantine empire.
“OLKAS II”
consists the extension of the project
“OLKAS” implemented by the European
Centre for Byzantine and Post-Byzantine
Monuments in
collaboration
with seven institutions from Greece,
Turkey, Bulgaria, Romania, Ukraine and
Georgia in the frame of the project:
“OLKAS. From Aegean to the Black Sea.
Medieval city-ports in the maritime
routes of the East” funded by the EU
“Joint Operational Program “Black Sea
2007-2013”. With the collaboration of
the Society of Cypriot Studies OLKAS II
is extended to the Aegean and to the
Eastern Mediterranean, including more 21
ports in Aegean and six of Cyprus. A
bilingual Catalogue (Greek-English)
accompanies the exhibition. The
fascinating trip to Mediterranean waters
just begun….
Co-organizers:
European
Centre for Byzantine and Post-Byzantine
Monuments
Society of
Cypriot Studies
With the
support of:
EMBASSY OF
GREECE IN CYPRUS
EMBASSY OF
BULGARIA IN CYPRUS
EMBASSY OF
GEORGIA IN CYPRUS
EMBASSY OF
UKRAINE IN CYPRUS
MUNICIPALITIES
OF AMMOCHOSTOS. AGIA NAPA. KYRENIA,
LARNAKA, LEMESOS, LEFKOSIA, MORPHOU,
PAPHOS.
HELLENIC
MINISTRY OF CULTURE, EDUCATION AND
RELIGION
DISTRICT OF
NORTH AEGEAN
CYPRUS
DEPARTMENT OF ANTIQUITIES
CYPRIOT
COMMISSION OF BYZANTINE STUDIES
CYPRUS TOURISM
ORGANISATION
Mr CHRISTOS
GIANNAKOS
Bilingual
catalogue of the exhibition OLKAS II
SAILING FROM AND TO BYZANTIUM. MEDIEVAL
PORTS FROM EUXEINOS PONTOS TO EASTERN
MEDITERRANEAN
The catalogue is a visual journey to the
enthralling world of the East. Through
maps, portolans, engravings, miniatures
of manuscripts, postcards and photos
from the 11th c. up today, various
aspects of 60 ports of Euxeinos Pontos,
Aegean and Cyprus are presented
highlighting the rich medieval past of
the respective countries.
The exhibition is entitled: “OLKAS II”,
inspired by the commercial ship of the
Byzantines which for centuries carried
to the seas of the East men and
products, and through them, artistic
values and cultural products, which
influenced the character of the medieval
civilization both within and outside the
byzantine empire.
Price: 21 euro
The
Society of Cypriot Studies (SCS), the
European Center for Byzantine
and
Post-Byzantine Monuments (EKBMM) and the
Cyprus Commission of
Byzantine
Studies invite you to the opening of
photographic exhibition:
OLKAS ΙΙ
SAILING FROM AND TO BYZANTIUM
Medieval Ports
from Euxeinos Pontos to Eastern
Mediterranean
On Wednesday,
February 11th, at 18:30,
in the
Famagusta Gate in the old town of
Lefkosia.
DURATION 11/2/2015-22/2/2015 MONDAY-FRIDAY 10.00-13.00, 16.00-20.00
PROGRAMME
Welcome
Address: Konstantinos YIORKADJIS, Mayor
of Lefkosia
Greetings: Dr
Anastasia TOURTA, Director of EKBMM
Dr Charalampos
G. CHOTZAKOGLOU, Byzantinologist,
President of
the SCS
Dr Flora
KARAGIANNI, Byzantinologist, Coordinator
of the
“OLKAS”
project
Glafkos
Kariolou, Mayor of Kyrenia
H.E. Basileios
PAPAIOANNOU, Ambassador of Greece in
Cyprus
The opening of
the photographic exhibition will be held
by
the Ambassador
of Greece in Cyprus,
Mr Basileios
PAPAIOANNOU
A guide to the
exhibition and a reception will follow
The exhibition
is taking place under the auspices
of the
Hellenic Embassy in Cyprus
(Duration of
the event: 90 min.)
Information:
22 432 578
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2014
Screening of the documentary film “Olkas. Discovering Medieval Ports from the North Aegean to the Black Sea”
Lefkosia, “Pallas” Theatre (Rigainis and Arsinoes str.,
Pafos Gate)
Monday, November 24th, 19.00
The documentary film: “Olkas. Discovering Medieval Ports
from the North Aegean to the Black Sea” has been
produced by the European Centre for Byzantine and
Post-byzantine Monuments and the Tect & Tact Production
Company in the context of the project: “Olkas. From the
North Aegean to the Black Sea. Medieval ports in the
maritime routes of the East”. The project has been
implemented in collaboration with 7 institutions
(universities, museums, research centres) from Greece,
Bulgaria, Romania, Ukraine, Georgia and Turkey and aims
at the documentation and promotion of the rich medieval
heritage preserved in 45 city-ports of the North Aegean
and the Black Sea (www.olkas.net).
The film is a journey that starts from Thessalonike,
following the coasts of Bulgaria, Romania, Ukraine,
Crimea and Georgia and ends in Constantinople embedding
views of the most significant archaeological sites,
monuments and landmarks in 45 ports of the area.
The screening is co-organized by the Society of Cypriot
Studies, the European Centre for Byzantine and
Post-Byzantine Monuments and the Cyprus Commission of
Byzantine Studies, under the auspices of the Embassy of
Greece in Cyprus and the Municipality of Lefkosia.
INTERNATIONAL DAY OF THE MUSEUM 2014
Guided Tour
(English) 12.30 17.00
>Presentation of Old Traditional Craft
works, in co-operation with Cyprus
Handicraft Service, Ministry of Energy,
Commerce, Industry and Tourism
10.00-14.00 15.00-19.00
>Presentation: How to make “vroukali”
(small broom duster)- Costas Antoniou
10.00-12.00
>Presentation: How to conserve museum
objects, Constantina Chadjivasili
10.00-12.00
>Presentation: How to make a “pithkiavli”
traditional flute, Charalambos
Charalambous 15.00-18.00
>Musical traditional Cypriot Fairytale (greek
lang.), Team of Narration “Paramythies”
10.00-10.30
11.00-11.30
>Workshop “Crochet”, Kyriaki Costa
10.00-12.00
>Workshop “Needle Embroidery”, Maria
Rokopou 15.00-19.00
>Workshop of Plastic Art, Panayiotis
Pasantas 10.30-12.00 14.30-16.00
16.30-18.00
>Handicraft Workshop for children,
Katerina Athiainitou and Museum’s
volunteers 09.00-13.00 14.00-18.00
>Ancient Art Pottery, Andreas Fasoulides
14.00-15.00
15.30-16.30
>Cypriot Traditional Games
>Cypriot Shadow Theatre (greek lang)
Pambos Charalambous
Thodoris Kostidakis
11.45-12.45
20.00-21.00
>Taste Traditional Cypriot Delicacies,
Paraskevi Solomou 09.00-19.00
>Presentation: How to make “Trahanas”,
Cypriot Traditional Food, Tasoula
Olympiou (Sponsor: Avraam Olympios)
16.00-17.00
>Art Exhibition Re-Cyprus! in
co-operation with Secondary Education,
Ministry of Education and Culture and
Frederick University 19.00 OPENING
>Selection of Musical Tradition of
Cyprus-Minor Asia-Constantinople
Music Schoοl of Nicosia-Larnaka, Instr.
Christodoros Mnasonos 19.00
Free Entrance. Booking in
Advance for Workshops.
Cyprus Folk Art Museum, Society of
Cypriot Studies, Square of Archbishop
Kyprianos, 1016 Nicosia (Old
Archbishop’s Palace).
Contact: 0035722432578,
cypriotstudies@gmail.com,www.cypriotstudies.org
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