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21-23.09.2006
INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE
Under the aegis of the Department of History and Archaeology, University of Crete , and the Institute for Mediterranean Studies
Rethymno, 21-23 September 2006
Title : "Gender, family and property in legal theory and practice: the European perspective from 10 th -20 th century".
The conference, the fourth in a series, is a conception of the European network "Gender differences in European legal cultures / Geschlechterdifferenz in europäischen Rechtskreisen". The themes considered will be the ways in which gender was affected by law and social practice in the context of family and property, with reference to a number of European societies from the 10 th to the 20 th century.
16.05.2006
Herder Prize 2006
On Friday, May 5 th 2006, at 11 a.m., in the Great Hall of Ceremonies of the University of Vienna, the Herder Prize for 2006 was awarded by the Rector of the University of Vienna to Nicos Hadjinicolaou , Professor Emeritus of the University of Crete, honorary Consul of Spain in Crete and research scholar at the "El Greco Centre" of the Institute for Mediterranean Studies (FORTH).
According to the reasoning of the committee "the honor is conferred on the pioneering Greek art historian, who has opened new perspectives on his discipline through his research in Sociology and the Social History of Art. His research on El Greco has enriched our knowledge of the artist's work in a decisive way. Through his forceful commitment, his personal contacts and his wide horizon, Nicos Hadjinicolaou has contributed in a decisive way to the internationalization of Greek art history."
13.01.2006 - 15.01.2006
The Program of Turkish Studies organized its 6th international Symposium, which was held at the I.M.S. building on 13-15 January 2006. Its topic was "Crete and the Eastern Mediterranean, 1645-1840".
23.09.2005 - 25.09.2005
The El Greco Centre
CALL FOR PAPERSThe Conference will take place in Crete, from Friday the 23rd until Sunday the 25th of September 2005.
The rather confusing state of attributions of a great variety of works to Domenicos Theotocopoulos and the existence of many early copies and modern forgeries, obliges us to re- examine the question of his studio and his followers during the late 16th and 17th centuries. El Greco´s technique and working practice and the role of his assistants demand a reconsideration. A major objective of the conference is a reappraisal of the contribution of the artist´s son Jorge Manuel, both as a collaborator of his father and as an independent artist. The question of attributions as a historical phenomenon, taking into account the changing image of the artist is also of interest in this context.
We are equally interested in case studies of copies and forgeries.
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Length of papers : maximum 30 minutes.
Languages : Spanish, French, German, Italian, English, Greek.
Deadline for the submission of proposals (with a summary) : 15 April 2005.
Travel expenses and hotel accommodation of the authors of accepted papers will be covered by the organizers.
The proceedings will be published.
For further information do not hesitate to contact us (attention of Professor Nicos Hadjinicolaou, e-mail: alki@ims.forth.gr).
10.05.2004
The El Greco Centre
On the occasion of the major exhibition of paintings by El Greco
(New York, Metropolitan Museum - London, National Gallery,
October 2003 - May 2004), the
National Gallery of England organised a series of discussions and talks on
the artist´s work in which Nicos Hadjinicolaou, director of
the El Greco Centre of the IMS/ITE and Professor of Art History at
the University of Crete,
participated.Thus, on Wednesday 5th May 2004, in the great amphitheatre of the National Gallery, and under the general title “Talking points: El Greco and Crete”, David Davies and Xavier Bray, curators of the exhibition, talked to Nicos Hadjinicolaou. Collin Wiggins of the National Gallery chaired the discussion.
On Saturday 8th May 2004, during a “Study Day” devoted to the topic “El Greco: Toledo and beyond”, Nicos Hadjinicolaou gave a talk entitled “Nationalistic Borrowings of El Greco, in which he first referred to the wider problem of approaching artists who settled in foreign countries permanently during the last five centuries, and then gave an in-depth analysis of the extreme ideological attempts, in Greece and Spain, to prove in each case the pure ‘Byzantine´ or ‘Spanish´ character of his painting.
On Friday 7th May at the same venue, the Society of Cretans in Great Britain, in collaboration with the National Gallery, organised an evening devoted to El Greco and Crete, at the beginning of which Nicos Hadjinicolaou gave a talk entitled “An Artist from Crete in Italy and Spain.”
On the occasion of the above exhibition of works by El Greco organised by the National Gallery, London, the First Freedom Production Allfilm company of London sent a crew to Rethymno (Thursday, 8th April) where there is a research program on the work of El Greco and interviewed the program director, Nicos Hadjinicolaou.
25.02.2004
Presentation of theatre and music awards.
The prize for a publication on theatrology was given to Thodoros Hatjipantazis, Professor of Theatrology at the University of Crete and director of the theatrology program at the IMS/ITE for his book “From the Nile to the Danube”. (Crete University Press, Heraklio 2002)
As the writer himself says in his foreword, “This book is the first in a series of publications of the findings of a research program which began twelve years ago at the Institute of Mediterranean Studies of the Institute of Technology and Research in Crete, whose aim is the documentation of the artistic and professional activity of Greek theatrical companies operating in the area of the Eastern Mediterranean and the Black Sea from the establishment of the modern state until the end of the Asia Minor Campaign.”
The above prize was awarded by the Union of Greek Theatre and Music Critics together with the Cultural Organisation of the Municipality of Athens on 16th February 2004 in the Dimitris Mitropoulos Room at the Athens Concert Hall.
20.02.2004
Friday 20th February 2004 saw the third meeting of the European program EUROMED II - Patrimoines partagés in Rethymno in the conference hall of the Institute.
This program began in 2001 as an attempt by a group of architects from various Mediterranean countries to document the common architectural heritage of the Mediterranean.
The program was organised by URBANA (a collaboration between the National Research Centre of France/CNRS and the Francois-Rabelais Centre of the University of Tours) and is co-ordinated by Mercedes Volait and Romeo Carabelli. There are 15 members who represent the academic, academic and professional sectors of nine Mediterranean countries: Algeria, Egypt, France, Greece (institutional body: IMS/ITE), Spain, Italy, Morocco, Syria and Tunisia.
During the course of the program, the national committees from each country decided on four annual meetings in four of the nine countries officially participating in it. The countries selected for these meetings are: Egypt (2002), Italy (2003), Greece (2004) and Morocco (2005).
New program of the IMS
a) Within the framework of the Regional program of Innovative Activities “Crete: Innovative Region” the following programs are under way:
- “Digitalisation and diffusion of Cretan Traditional Music” April 2003
- “Development of system for monitoring, managing and protecting the natural landscape and environment of Crete.” May 2003
b) Within the framework of the Society of Information program, the IMS´s proposal entitled “Digital Crete - Mediterranean Cultural Routes”
