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Workshop on the Ancient Quarries of Paros – 16.11.2019 » Programme

Programme

Provisional programme
Saturday November 16, 2019
Archilochos Hall, Parikia

10.30- Registration

  • Chair: Elena Korka, Former Director of Antiquities and Cultural Heritage at the Ministry of Culture & Sport, Vice President of the Mediterranean Section of ICOMOS

11.00-  Opening

  • Welcome: George Vlandas, President of Friends of Paros
  • Opening address:
    • Markos Kovaios, Mayor of Paros
    • Kostas Bizas, Prefect
  • Introduction: The multiple dimensions of the topic and the purpose of the meeting,
    • Haris Martinos, Representative of the Organizing Committee
  • Protection and Promotion of cultural heritage in Cyclades
    • Dimitris Athanassoulis, Director of Antiquities of the Cyclades

PART 1: A scientific approach

11.45- The importance of the ancient marble quarries of Paros

  • The archaeological richness of Paros and its quarries
    • Recorded interview with Fotini Zafiropoulou, Former Director of Antiquities of the Cyclades
  • The ancient marble quarries of Paros: past and future
    • Manolis Corres, Emeritus Professor NTU, Member of the Academy of Athens

12.15- Perspectives and methods for the promotion of monuments

  • Conservation and Valorisation of Underground Heritage – The International Experience: European Underground4Value Programme
    • Giuseppe Pace, Underground4Value Programme Coordinator, Institute of Mediterranean Studies, National Research Council of Italy
  • Digital methods, solutions and tools for the promotion of cultural heritage
    • George Carydakis, Assistant Professor, Department of Cultural Technology and Communication, University of the Aegean

13.00- The broader significance of the Paros quarries globally and for the people of Paros

  • The cultural value: Sculpture from Parian marble
    • Dora Katsonopoulou, Chair of the Municipal Department for the Promotion of the Architectural Heritage and President of IAPK
  • The cultural value: The Parian marble in byzantine churches and monuments
    • Aristides Varrias, Sculptor
  • Memory and Landscape: The Question of the Ancient Quarries of Paros
    • Katerina Constantinou, Art Historian, PhD candidate of Social Anthropology Panteion University of Social and Political Sciences

14.00 – 15.00     Light lunch break

PART 2: Methods and Tools for the protection and promotion of ancient galleries and the archaeological and historical site in Marathi

15.00

  • The activities and plans of the archaeological service for the protection of the ancient quarries of Paros
    • Apostolos Papademitriou, Cyclades Ephorate of Antiquities – Georgia Papadopoulou, Head of the Department of Prehistoric and Classical Antiquities and Museums, Cyclades
  • The ancient quarries and the 19th c. installations: Proposal for conservation and promotion
    • Christos Takos, Architect

15.30

  • 1st Round Table: Proposals and Initiatives for the Protection and Promotion of the Ancient Galleries
    • Coordinator: Georgia Papadopoulou
    • Panel: Vlassis Sfyroeras, Spyros Mitrogiannis, Dora Katsonopoulou, Yannos Kourayos, George Carydakis

16.30

  • 2nd Round Table: Proposals and Initiatives for the Promotion of the Archaeological and Historical Site
    • Coordinator: Yiannis Mitsoulis, Head of the Department of Archaeological Works and Studies, Cyclades
    • Panel: Konstantina Alipranti, Anna Kagani, Christos Takos, Giuseppe Pace, PIOP Representative

17.30

  • Conclusions
    • Dora Katsonopoulou
    • Representative of the Organizing Committee

18.00- End