In order to enrich the National Archive of Monuments, the Directorate is implementing large and small-scale projects in collaboration with the Regional and Special Regional Services and museums, as well as with other institutions, consistently following the scientific method and international standards of documentation and recording.
Upgrading the Integrated Information System of the Archaeological Cadastre and Development of Digital Applications for Cultural Routes in emblematic archaeological sites and monuments As part of the project, interactive applications (virtual tours and guides) will also be created for mobile devices, offering digital and physical visitors a more complete browsing experience. The project is being implemented as part of the National Recovery and Resilience Plan, with funding from the European Union – Next Generation EU.
Budget: 3.895.500,00 €
Start: 25 June 2024
Λήξη: 31 March 2026
The project entitled ‘Enrichment of Digital Collections of Mobile Monuments of the Ministry of Culture and Sports for the Ephorates of Antiquities based in the Regions of Thessaly & Central Greece’ concerns the documentation and processing of the data of records of the Ephorates of Boeotia, Phocis, Phthiotis and Evritania, Larisa, Magnesia, Trikala, Karditsa and Aetoloacarnania and Lefkada, as well as the introduction of additional photographic material in the MIS of the Mobile Monuments of the National Archive of Monuments. It is part of a series of annual projects through which old entries are reviewed and updated with new scientific data and information concerning the exact location of objects in the new exhibitions created in the interim, as well as at archaeological warehouses.
Budget: 64.349,80€
Start: 14 August 2024
Λήξη: 09 September 2025
The Memorandum of Understanding signed between the Ministry of Culture and the ‘I Nazianzos’ Centre for Cappadocian Studies to protect and promote its collections provides for the development of multi-level actions, including the gradual recording and documentation of artifacts concerning the lives and activities of Cappadocian Greeks.
A large part of the Centre’s collection comes from the historic monasteries of the Gelveri (Karvali) region and, together with other mobile artifacts, is kept at the Historical and Ethnographical Museum of the Cappadocian Greeks in Nea Karvali and the Historical Archive of the Centre for Cappadocian Studies.
The collection consists of icons and liturgical ecclesiastical utensils, garments, embroidery, tools, ceramics, musical instruments, etc. The project is part of the wider plan for the integrated digital management and promotion of the cultural heritage of the Region of Eastern Macedonia – Thrace.
1st Phase Budget: 37,500
Start: 29 July 2024
Within the framework of the Programme Contract signed between the Ministry of Culture, the Region of Epirus, and the Municipality of Ioannina concerning the implementation of the project entitled ‘Digital recording and documentation of the collection of the Municipal Museum of the Municipality of Ioannina housed at the Aslan Mosque’, approximately 1,000 objects are being recorded and documented, and an expert report is being prepared on the value of the collection, with the aim of authoring a museological study concerning its re-exhibition. The project is part of the wider project for the upgrading of the Northeastern Acropolis of Ioannina.
The project has been completed.
Budget: 36.580,00€
Start: 16.9.2024
End: 31.12.2024
Upon completion of the first phase of the project entitled ‘Enrichment and Examination of Immovable Property Entries in the Management Information System (MIS) of the Archaeological Cadastre’, the processing of records concerning mainland Greece and the Ionian Islands was carried out.
In the framework of the project, the current ownership status was checked in relation to the archive of expropriations, the exact correct title and documents (notarial etc.) were completed, the properties were geospatially located and cross-checked against data of the Hellenic Cadastre, and the National Cadastre Code Numbers (KAEK) of the properties under cadastral survey were completed.
The project, which was implemented by the DCNAM, is part of the government’s plan to record the Greek State’s immovable property.
The project has been completed.
Budget: 36.084€
Start: 08.03.2024
End: 22.08.2024
Numerous objects have been found at the former Royal Estate of Tatoi, constituting a comprehensive set of household equipment dating from the late 19th century to the third quarter of the 20th century and, at the same time, artifacts of modern Greek political history.
In the context of this project, objects belonging to special categories, such as furniture, clothing, linen, agricultural tools, and household equipment, are recorded, digitised and documented. The ‘Documentation and Digitisation of Mobile Monuments from the former Royal Estate of Tatoi’ project is being implemented within the framework of the National Recovery and Resilience Plan, with funding from the European Union – Next Generation EU, and is part of the Measure ‘Infrastructure Development and Restoration of Buildings at the Former Royal Estate of Tatoi”. The aim of the project is to record and document 50,000 objects currently kept at the former Royal Estate of Tatoi, thus covering all the mobile objects, estimated at 100,000 in number.
The project is being implemented by contractors selected through international tender processes.
Budget: 1.750.000,00 €.
Start: 17.1.2022
End: 31.12.2025
The project, which is being implemented cost-plus and by direct award by our Service, mainly aims at the primary recording and documentation of a large part of the objects currently kept at the former Royal Estate of Tatoi (41,700 objects of any kind), as well as supplementing the records at the National Archaeological Museum (8,300 exhibits from the Prehistoric Collection, the Collection of Sculptures and Vessels). The project aims at enriching the National Archive of Monuments with new entries while contributing to the promotion of collections and openness through the publication on the Digital Collections portal. The implementation of the project began as part of the Operational Programme ‘Competitiveness Entrepreneurship and Innovation – EPAnEK 2014-2020’ and is now continuing as part of the Operational Programme ‘Digital Transformation 2021-2027’. At present, 10 persons of various specialisations are working on the project.
Budget: 1.123.800,00€
Start: 01.11.2021
End: 31.05.2025
The project entitled ‘Recording, Documentation and Digitisation of Mobile Monuments of the Archaeological Museums of the Regional Unit of Epirus in the framework of Museum Certification’ aims at assisting archaeological museums in the field of documentation and recording of mobile monuments. The first phase of the project included the recording, documentation and publication of all exhibits on the Portal of the Digital Collections of Mobile Monuments, and was completed in the framework of the Certification of the museums in question in April 2024.
Moreover, the corresponding detailed lists of the Archaeological Museums of Arta, Igoumenitsa, Ioannina and Nikopolis were created in close cooperation with the Ephorates of Antiquities of Arta, Thesprotia, Ioannina and Preveza, and can be found in PDF form here (link).
At present, the second phase of the project is ongoing, being implemented by the DMNAM cost-plus and by direct award, and concerns the inclusion in the National Archive of Monuments of new entries concerning interesting sculptures and excavation sets kept at monument warehouses.
Budget: €595,468.00
Start: 07 November 2022
End: 31 July 2025
The project entitled ‘Enrichment of Digital Collections of Mobile Monuments – Quality control of content (POLEMON material, final migration control)’ concerns the documentation and processing of data of the collections of the National Archaeological Museum and the Byzantine and Christian Museum, as well as the introduction of additional photographic material in the MIS of the Mobile Monuments of the National Archive of Monuments.
Budget: €59,706.00
Start: 22 March 2023
End: 29 February 2024
In the framework of the project, the designated or ipso jure protected Jewish monuments are marked on the Portal of the Archaeological Cadastre and their entries are enriched with architectural, historical and photographic documentation. Furthermore, a digital exhibition (story map) was created to document Jewish presence in Greece over the centuries, highlighting places of establishment and worship, cemeteries and other landmarks of Jewish presence. The project was implemented in collaboration with architect – urban planner Professor Ilias Messinas and was funded by the Public Investment Programme (PIP)
The project has been completed.
Budget: €24,800.00
Start: 12 December 2022
End: 15 November 2023
In March 2023, a Programme Contract was signed between the Ministry of Culture,the Municipality of Pavlos Melas, the Holy Metropolis of Neapoli and Stavroupoli and the Major Development Agency Thessaloniki (MATH S.A. local government organisation) for the implementation of the project entitled ‘Digital recording of the collection of the forthcoming Museum of Refugee Hellenism within the Pavlou Mela Metropolitan Park’. Within the framework of the project, the Ministry of Culture, through the DCNAM, is financing and supervising the digital recording and documentation work of the forthcoming museum’s collection, enabling use of the MIS free of charge for the continual recording and documentation of its collections, and is providing assistance in applying documentation standards and meeting technical requirements.
The project has been completed.
Budget: €60,000.00
Start: 11 March 2023
End: 11 October 2023
The Directorate for the Curation of the National Archive of Monuments, together with the Directorate of Modern Cultural Heritage, jointly planned the project and is now systematically involved in the monitoring groups and committees as a jointly competent Service. Within the framework of the project, a Management Information System is being created to support the evaluation process of the museums throughout Greece, both those established and managed [DA1] by the Ministry of Culture and others. The ultimate goal is to upgrade the museum landscape through consolidating high professional standards and providing quality services – both physical and online – as factors that contribute to the environmental and economic sustainability and the social impact of museum organisations, as well as to achieve targeted museum policy-making at the national level.
The Directorate is participating in this programme, which is to be gradually implemented in all museums in Greece, through its special interest and competence in documentation and digital management of collections, as well as digital strategy in general.
To date, the complete recording and documentation of the exhibits of six museums in Epirus and Western Macedonia which were certified in 2024 in the MIS of the National Archive of Monuments has been carried out.
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