In their footsteps…127 years later

Dates

19.07 — 31.08.2025

Start Time

20:00

Description

The Tinos Virtual Museum (TVM), as part of the Ministry of Culture’s programme “All of Greece, One Culture 2025”, presents a multifaceted initiative dedicated to the weaving art of Tinos and its revival in the present day. Through a programme of exhibitions, talks, screenings, artistic and educational activities, weaving is approached as a living cultural practice and a means of creative expression, viewed through a historical lens and recontextualised in contemporary terms.

The events will take place at emblematic landmarks of the island — the Ursuline School in Loutra, the Zarifeios School of Weaving and Handicrafts in Chora, the historic Weaving Workshop in Pyrgos village — as well as at the TVM space in Chora. The programme includes visual art exhibitions, children’s workshops, presentations by distinguished historians and folklorists, and screenings of research-based videos curated by the TVM.

Contributors

Producing organization:
Tinos Virtual Museum (TVM)
TVM Director:
Maria Grypari
Research documentation:
Maria Grypari, Louiza Karapidaki, Konstantina Syllikou
Production management:
Noma Collective, Marios Vidalis, Nikki Georgiou
Project coordinator:
Maria Grypari, Konstantina Syllikou
Exhibition curator:
Louiza Karapidaki
Social media coordination documentation production:
Irini Tsakiri
Visual communication design:
Wim Creations, Marios Vidalis
Graphic design of the exhibition catalogue:
A4 Design, Vasso Avramopoulou
Production assistants:
Olga Anastasiasi, Lilian Grypari
Technical support:
Nektarios Antonopoulos, Themis Kazianis
Participating artists:
Euzen Agopian, Annita Argyroiliopoulou, Iraida Cano, Marigo Kassi, Vally Nomidou, Spyridoula Politi, Konstantina Sylikou, Vivetta Christouli
Workshop educators:
Katia Paquot, Konstantina Syllikou
Academic contributors:
Aikaterini Kamilaki
Folklore researchers:
Alekos Florakis, Anastasia Floraki
Local history contributors:
Giorgos Vidos, Giorgos Vidalis, Maroulitsa Gkyzi, Konstantinos Danoussis
Photographer All Greece One Culture
Giannis Antonoglou
NPO

Center for the Study and Protection of Cultural and Natural Heritage in the Aegean – Tinos Virtual Museum (TVM)

Information

The event is offered for free by the Ministry of Culture.
Advanced booking is necessary.

In their footsteps… 127 Years Later
19 & 20 July 2025 / Starts at: 20:00
Ursuline Monastery of Tinos
Ursuline School, Loutra, Tinos
Exhibition Duration:
Until August 23

Parallel Events:
Zarifeios School of Weaving, Chora, Tinos
Old Weaving School of Pyrgos

Tinos Virtual Museum, Chora, Tinos
Event Duration: Until August 31

Duration

180'

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