Kourayos, Yannos : Paros, Antiparos, Despotiko. From prehistoric to contemporary times

Demetrios Athanasoulis – Panagiotis P. Iossif – Ioannis D. Fappas (eds.),Kykladitisses. Untold stories of women in the Cyclades / Κυκλαδίτισσες. Άγνωστες Ιστορίες Γυναικών των ΚυκλάδωνAthen 2025ISBN 978-618-5060-52-7520 S./pp., zahlr. Farbabb./num. colour figs., 24 x 18,5 cm; broschiert/softcover A Greek-English bilingual catalogue published as part of the new series of archaeological exhibitions organized by the Museum of Cycladic Art called “Human Histories” for the exhibition “Kykladitisses: Untold stories of women in the Cyclades”. The catalogue presents the transformations and the multiple roles of women that have defined the history of the Archipelago through time highlighting their importance at a time when women continue to assert their independence and respect for their specificity within the modern community, the free choice of the roles that express each of them and their liberation from stereotypes that survive in the common consciousness despite the long struggles of past centuries. The catalogue is divided into two volumes. The first volume contains 520 pages in which all the artefacts in the exhibition are illustrated in each section in extremely high quality and resolution photographs, together with a brief explanation giving all the details of their identity. The long introductory text explaining the concept of the exhibition and the sections is written by the two curators of the exhibition, and the volume concludes with five essays by leading female scholars of Cycladic culture through time. The detailed scientific documentation and publication of each object in extensive essays is included in the second volume of the catalogue.

Demetrios Athanasoulis – Panagiotis P. Iossif (eds.),Kykladitisses. Untold stories of women in the Cyclades, Volume II : Essays on the artefacts of the exhibition / Κυκλαδίτισσες. Άγνωστες Ιστορίες Γυναικών των Κυκλάδων, Τόμος ΙΙ: Δοκίμια των έργων της ΈκθεσηςAthen 2025ISBN 978-618-5060-55-8960 S./pp., zahlr. Farbabb./num. colour figs., 24 x 18,5 cm; broschiert/softcover Exhibition Catalogue “Kykladitisses: Untold stories of women in the Cyclades”, Volume II: Essays on the artefacts of the exhibition – Bilingual EditionThe second volume of the catalogue of the exhibition “Kykladitisses: Untold stories of women in the Cyclades” offers an extensive and academically documented presentation of artefacts that shed light on the unknown stories of women of the Archipelago from the Neolithic period to the 19th century AD. In 960 pages, the artefacts are thematically presented through detailed descriptions by archaeologists, historians and expert scholars.This volume complements the first and includes rich photographic material, not only of the objects but also of the exhibition itself, offering a vivid picture of the process of its installation and the spaces in which its 12 sections are structured. This is the first archaeological catalogue to document photographically the entire installation of an exhibition, which makes it a unique example of exhibition documentation in Greece. It is a valuable scholarly bilingual work, in Greek and English, which is addressed not only to specialists but also to the public, helping the reader to understand the multiple roles, position, rights and limitations of the woman of the Cyclades over the centuries. The catalogue is expected to become a reference for Cycladic research in the coming years.

Ioannis Fappas – Ioulia G. Lourentzatou (eds.), Museum of Cycladic Art: Permanent Collections, Selected ObjectsAthen 2020ISBN 978-618-5060-33-6360 S./pp., zahlr. Farbabb./num. colour figs., 18 x 12 cm; broschiert/softcover