The Timeless Museum in Tilos was opened by Culture Minister Lina MendoniIn the presence of the Chief Officer of the South Aegean Region Giorgos HatzimarkosMayor of Tilos Maria Camas and the inhabitants of the island.
The project of construction of a building and creation of a Museum in Megalo Chorio on the land donated to the Ministry of Culture by the Metropolises of Saint Symi, Tilos, Halki and Kastellorizos was implemented by the Ministry of Culture through its authorized Services, Service. New Monuments and Technical Projects funded by the Dodecanese and the Dodecanese Antiquities Ephorate and the Regional Operational Program “South Aegean 2014-2020», the total budget is 2,600,000 euros.
Covering a large area of the island, the museum contains finds from the Late Bronze Age (1600-1500 BC), Classical and Hellenistic periods (1050 BC), Late Antiquity, Byzantine and Chivalric periods, and post-Byzantine. years. Ceramic cups from the earliest phase of the Late Bronze Age (1600-1500) from the “Garipa” site southwest of Megalo Chorio, vases from the same period from the “Lakkia” site. Inscription from Asclepion of Kos, former mayor of the island of Gregorio Kamma, 4th century with the oath of the Tylians. BC, gifts from the tombs of ancient necropolises and occasional excavated finds, tombstones and statues are just some of the exhibits of the Collection, testifying to the intervention of the Koos magistrates to resolve some political crisis on Tilos. Late Antiquity and Christianization are represented by coins and architectural elements from the island’s early Byzantine basilicas, while the Byzantine, Chivalric, and Post-Byzantine periods are represented by coins, ecclesiastical objects, and portable icons on loan from the Holy Metropolis. Symi, Tilos, Halki and Kastellorizou, as well as the Muslim farm donated by Nikolaos Kamma.
“Today is a great and important day,” said Lina Mendoni in her congratulation, “because the dedication of the museum to the local community is a day of celebration, first of all for the local residents who are the bearers of the culture displayed in the Museum. , but also for the family of the Ministry of Culture. This Museum is in our islands, on the island of Tilos Without the work and care of the responsible employees of the Ministry of Culture, it would not exist without the excellent cooperation with the South Aegean Region and the Municipality. The Archeology Museum exhibits many interesting finds from their islands and is part of their identity. This Museum has been a dream for the local community for decades. Today, Tilos has become an exemplary museum site and also the Dodecanese Authority With the cooperation of the municipality, it gets a cultural center that can serve the many needs of citizens. The museum is a very important cultural pillar dedicated first to the residents, and then to the visitors of the island, but also a source of developmen
1st Strategic Planning Session of the Cultural Development Program Convention for “Preservation and Promotion of the Medieval City of Rhodes”
The first meeting of the Strategic Planning Committee was held under the chairmanship of the Minister of Culture Linas Mendoni and the Cultural Development Program Agreement on “Protection and promotion of the medieval city of Rhodes” signed between the ministry. Culture, South Aegean Region, Rhodes Municipality and ODAP participated with all members. The Strategic Planning Committee is responsible for developing the strategy for the implementation of the Program Convention and the Committee is chaired by the Minister of Culture, the Secretary General of Culture, the Regional Governor of the South Aegean, the Mayor of Rhodes, the Deputy Mayor of the Cultural Monuments and Building Service of the Municipality of Rhodes and the Management Board of the Cultural Resources Management and Development Authority. chairman. The meeting gave clear instructions for revising and implementing the rules of discipline of the medieval city, taking urgent measures for urban planning, waste management, electric lighting and protection of buildings and elimination of untidiness.
Presentation of the 1st Property Development Program managed by ODAP in the medieval city of Rhodes
Also with the participation of Minister of Culture Linas Mendonis, South Aegean Regional Governor Giorgos Hatzimarkos, Rhodes Mayor Alexandros Koliadis, Dodecanese MP Manos Konsolas, representatives of Regional and Municipal Councils, as well as the 1st Program of a number of productive institutions
The Use of ODAP-Managed Properties in Medieval Rhodes by Nicoletta Divari-Valaku, President of the Board of Directors of the Organization for Cultural Resources Management and Development (ODAP).
The program includes 5 sub-programs, the purpose of which is to maintain the good condition of the properties through appropriate uses, to restore, maintain and repair the properties, to emphasize the monumental status of the Medieval city, and to enhance the aesthetics of the active settlement. , Ministry of Education by increasing and expanding the revenues of ODAP. The first 45 properties are expected to be leased by individuals or entities through a competitive process. The announcement should be made public in the next few days.
Afterwards, Lina Mendoni held a meeting at the offices of the Ephorate of Antiquities of Rhodes after all the materials, where there was an extensive presentation and discussion of the projects carried out in the Dodecanese by the competent curators. It turned out that all the works, such as the Agathonisi museum, the Chalki museum, the Hellenistic fortification at the Mills Pier in Rhodes, the monuments damaged by the earthquake in Kos, and the Windmills of Kalymnos, are in full progress. Considering that these projects are financed by the Ministry of Culture mainly from the funds of the Recovery Fund, their completion schedule cannot exceed the end of 2025. Olympia Vikatos, Director General of Antiquities and Cultural Heritage, Athanasoulis, head of the Dodecanese Dimitris Ephorate, Dodecanese Paraskevi Moraitou, head of r New Monuments and Technical Projects, and heads of the Dodecanese Ephorate and YNMTE.