The frescoes in the refectory of the Megisti Lavra monastery spread over a vast surface, as they occupy approximately 860 m2 with 389 themes, scenes and figures. The impressive variety of themes cover the walls from floor to ceiling and, in addition to the surfaces of the main hall of the refectory, they also cover […]
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The Conservation Laboratory of excavated finds covers a broad range of activities related to the conservation and restoration of ancient objects mainly discovered in excavations, made of different materials (clay, metal, glass, bone, etc.). Equipped with excellent technical and material resources, the conservators at the Laboratory undertake…
The Ephorate’s Frescoes and Icons Conservation Laboratory is fully equipped and staffed by professional conservators and visual artists, who are active both in the monuments of Chalkidiki and Mount Athos, as well as in the Ephorate’s facilities. The staff is responsible for preparing studies, documenting, preserving and restoring…
The Stone and Mosaics Conservation Laboratory of the Ephorate has been active throughout the years in monasteries on Mount Athos and archaeological sites in Chalkidiki, as the need arises, and recently, in the completion of the exhibition of the Byzantine Museum of Chalkidiki in Nea Flogita and the reopening of the Archaeological Museum of…
One of the key areas of responsibility of the Ephorate of Antiquities of Chalkidiki and Mount Athos is the conservation of parchment or paper manuscripts as well as printed and loose leaf codices. From 1982 to the present, the Ephorate has planned and implemented many missions relating to the recording, research, documentation, study and…
