The Tinos Virtual Museum (TVM), as part of the Ministry of Culture’s programme “All of Greece, One Culture 2025”, presents a multifaceted initiative dedicated to the weaving art of Tinos and its revival in the present day. Through a programme of exhibitions, talks, screenings, artistic and educational activities, weaving is approached as a living cultural practice and a means of creative expression, viewed through a historical lens and recontextualised in contemporary terms.
The events will take place at emblematic landmarks of the island — the Ursuline School in Loutra, the Zarifeios School of Weaving and Handicrafts in Chora, the historic Weaving Workshop in Pyrgos — as well as at the TVM space in Chora. The programme includes visual art exhibitions, children’s workshops, presentations by distinguished historians and folklorists, and screenings of research-based videos curated by the TVM.
The initiative will run from 19 July to 31 August 2025..
Link to the page of the Press Kit of the initiative
EVENTS SCHEDULE
Sat_ 19 JULY | Opening of Visual Arts Exhibition | Ursuline School – Loutra Village
8 women artists create Tinos weaving
Presenters: Maria Grypari – Director of TVM | Louiza Karapidaki – Exhibition Curator | Konstantina Sylikou – Coordinator
Opening & Tinian treats: 19:30 – 23:30
Shuttle Bus departs from the Port of Tinos (Trippy.gr): 19:00
Exhibition duration: 19/7 – 24/8
Visiting hours: 11:30 – 13:30 | 18:30–22:00 (Open daily except Tuesday)
Sun_ 20 JULY | Guided Tour | Tinos Virtual Museum (TVM)
TVM Guide: Maria Grypari – Architect
Tour hours: 11:00–12:00
TVM visiting hours: 10:30–14:30 (Open daily except Tuesday)
Sun_ 20 JULY | Tribute to the Weaving Art of Tinos | Zarifeios School of Weaving
Lecturer: Maroulio Gizi – Director of Tinos Zarifeios School
Portrait exhibition of Marigo Zarifi: Konstantina Sylikou – Visual artist
Video presentation “The Evolution of Weaving: The Weaving Workshops of Tinos” – TVM production
Opening & Tinian treats: 19:30 – 22:30
Exhibition duration: 20/7 – 31/8
Visiting hours: 10:00 – 15:00
Mon_ 28 JULY | Children’s Weaving Art Workshop | Zarifeios School of Weaving
Educators: Katia Paquot | Konstantina Sylikou
Participant ages: 9 – 12
Workshop duration: 11:30 – 13:00
Tue_ 29 JULY | Children’s Weaving Art Workshop | Zarifeios School of Weaving
Educators: Katia Paquot | Konstantina Sylikou
Participant ages: 9 – 12
Workshop duration: 11:30 – 13:00
Mon_ 4 AUG | Tour of the Weaving History of Exo Meria | Pyrgos Village
Guest Lecturers: Giorgos Vidos | Giorgos Vidalis | Konstantinos Danousis
Courtyard of the Museum of Tinian Artists
Starts: 19:00
Shuttle Bus departs from the Port of Tinos (Trippy.gr): 19:00
Mon_ 11 AUG | Children’s Workshop Artworks Exhibition| Zarifeios School of Weaving
Exhibition duration: 11/8 – 31/8
Opening: 18:30
Mon_ 11 AUG | Lecture: Traditional Embroidery of Tinos | Zarifeios School of Weaving
Guest Lecturer: Anastasia Floraki – Folklore Researcher
Starts: 19:30
Sat_ 24 AUG | Closing Event | Ursuline School – Loutra
Exhibition closing celebration
Video presentation “The Evolution of Weaving: The Weaving Workshops of Tinos” – TVM production
Starts: 19:30
Sun_ 31 AUG | Presentation of the Project Documentation | Tinos Virtual Museum
Presentation of the “Along Their Path... 127 Years Later” documentation
Project team: Maria Grypari | Konstantina Sylikou | Marios Vidalis | Eirini Tsakiri
Starts: 19:30
The documentation will be exhibited at the TVM until 30 September
TVM visiting hours: 10:30–14:30 (Open daily except Tuesday)
The production is created within the framework of the 2025 program of
the Ministry of Culture's institution "All of Greece, one civilization".
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