Byzantium Early Islam

The aim of the project

Byzantium Early Islam is an integrated project aiming to bring to the fore the region’s Byzantine and Islamic cultural heritage and to modernise its ability to manage it intelligently through co-operation. This will be by achieved with the use of conventional and new media methods and techniques, through improved training of professionals working with heritage (movable, non-movable and intangible heritage), exchange of experience, knowledge and know-how between the partners involved.

Target groups

Specialised groups: historians, archaeologists, architects, conservation/restoration specialists (movable & non-movable), museum curators, librarians, archivists, General groups: local/regional/national and international public (particularly the young)

Main activities

• Further Training & application on project sites (Campus)
• Research (historical, archaeological, conservation/restoration)
• Inventories (research and application of new technologies in Museums/Libraries)
• Awareness (publication/CD-ROM, internet)

CO-ORDINATOR

Hellenic Society for the Protection of the Environment and the Cultural Heritage
19, Epimenidou Street, 54633, Thessaloniki, GREECE
Vassilis Koniordos

PARTNERS

Technical Chamber of Cyprus
8 Kerverou str. 1016 Nicosia , CYPRUS
Constantinos Constanti

Athens University - Research Institute of Applied Communication - Lab. of Management & Promotion of Culture
5 Stadiou, Athens 10562, GREECE
George Lavvas

Israeli Antiquities Authority
Conservation Department
Rockefellar Mus. Building, Jerusalem, PO Box 586, ISRAEL
Yaacov Schaffer

Middlea East Technical University of Ankara
Department of Architecture
Ufuk Serin

Palestinian Mosaic Workshop
Main Street, Jericho, PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY
Osama Hamdan