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MT. ATHOS EXHIB (24-10-2020 11:55 pm) “Passage to the Light”: digitization of cultural treasures of Mt. Athos
As of Friday, the Athens Megaron Music Hall is hosting a digital interactive exhibition of rarely seen codexes, documents and objects kept in the Holy Monasteries of Mount Athos, the all-male monastic community of northern Greece.
Now accessible through Athos Digital Heritage, these sacred treasures reveal the thousand-year-old Mount Athos Orthodox Tradition, conveying the message and the spirituality of Mount Athos to the modern world.
The exhibition, “Passage into the Light”, will include digitized objects that span a thousand years of the historic enclave’s existence from several of its monasteries. Visitors will also have a unique opportunity to learn about daily life of the monks on the Holy Mountain, as the area is also known, in the short time it is shown to the public (to October 24th,2020).
The “ Mt. Athos Digital Arc” project was completed over four years with co-funding by the European Union and the NSRF funding. It includes digitized images of manuscripts, outstanding works of arts, 3D models of churches at Mt. Athos, presentations of the monasteries, and apps for educational purposes. The project used the distance-learning platform Moodle to create educational content.
The Arc project is Mt. Athos’ way of communion with society, representatives said, especially with young people who are more familiar with digital media. The Orthodox heritage and its rich objects can be perused through the web page https://mountathos.org/en-US/Home-en.aspx, while information on the exhibit and how to acquire free passes for it is available on the web page https://perasmastofos.gr.
The exhibition offers visitors a unique opportunity to get to know the work of digitization, while “experiencing” a day in the daily life of a monk.
The guided tour is held in Greek.
Maximum number of people per tour session is 8.
You can reserve your tickets at www.megaron.gr/en or by phone on +30 210 7282000 at the Megaron Box Office.
Organizer: Athonite Digital Heritage.
Venue: Athens Megaron, Vas. Sofias & Kokkali 115 21 Athens.
Email: webmaster@megaron.gr.
Telephone: +30 210 7282000
DIGITAL ART ATHINA 2020 (31-10-2020 10:00 pm) The largest annual art institution in Greece, Art Athina, will be available on a digital platform with access for all via the internet as the unprecedented conditions generated by the pandemic have forced the cancellation of Art Athina 2020, which was scheduled to be held at the Zappeion Hall.
The platform Art Athina Viewing Rooms will be presented on October 15th and will be online until the end of the month through the Virtual platform (www.aavirtual.gr). Visitors will have the opportunity to "browse" from their computer, tablet or smart phone for free through more than 55 galleries in Greece and abroad and meet the artists and works they propose without any time limit, as Art Athina Virtual will be accessible on a 24-hour basis - with different lighting in the morning and evening - 7 days a week.
It will be also combined by Art Athina Week, a week of events for Greek art galleries on October 13th-20th, 2020, during which the galleries will be able to exhibit the art presented via the internet in its natural environment.
Art Athina Virtual has been placed under the auspices of the President of the Hellenic Republic Katerina Sakellaropoulou.
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