The UCLA Stavros Niarchos Foundation Center for the Study of Hellenic Culture is delighted to announce the establishment of the Mary Calfas Janos Program Fund, an endowment that will support…
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Chrysaphia Sini, a retired weaver, speaks of how amazing the minds of the women who were to create these weavings in the past. They didn’t have the same information and…
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Geraki’s traditional weaving has secured a place on the Intangible Cultural Heritage list in Greece. Chrysoula Stamatopoulou, a weaving teacher, emphasized the importance of this recognition to preserve and sustain…
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The necessary elements are in position to solidify the significance of weaving within the community and secure its enduring legacy. There is an interest in establishing a museum, aimed at…
Read MoreDay 4: We were very happy to take a break to shear and milk goats in the hills over Geraki. Many thanks to our host, the exceptional shepherd, Mr. Dimitrios…
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It proves challenging for women to share their homes and discuss their personal connections with weaving, making it difficult to document the weaving practices of past generations. Despite these obstacles,…
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This week we are mapping the houses of weavers in Geraki as part of our larger project on the art of weaving in the village. By the end of the…
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Day 3 in Geraki Author: Luis Rodríguez-Pérez, Archaeologist The Roman Empire of the 3rd century finds itself in the midst of a crisis. Between consecutive and violent successions to the…
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Day 2 Blog: June 2, 2024 On the morning of Jun 2, 2024 we awoke in our hotel rooms in the Ξενοδοχείο Νικίας with the morning light glistening the Laconian…
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Day One of the Geraki Weaving Project Written by Catherine Volmensky, UBC On June 1, 2024, we leave Athens for Geraki, Laconia. The chaotic traffic and blaring car horns of…
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