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Cyclades Unified and Kimolos at the Heart of European Heritage Resilience through RESILIAGE

admin — Wed, 08 Jul 2026 11:46:54 +0000

Once #cycladesunified founded in July 2024, we were selected to participate in the European RESILIAGE program (Horizon Europe 2023–2026) as a CORE Associated Lab for two years, representing the cultural heritage of the island of https://resiliage.eu/project-overview/

The closing event of the European RESILIAGE project (Horizon Europe 2023–2026) “Cultural and Natural Heritage for Preparedness and Resilience,” to which we were invited, took place on June 24, 2026, at the BOZAR Center for Fine Arts in Brussels.

The event, organized by UNESCO, brought together researchers, organizations, professionals, and communities to exchange knowledge and experiences regarding the role of cultural and natural heritage in strengthening community resilience.

Cyclades Unified, in collaboration with the Municipality of Kimolos and the mayor, Mr. Konstantinos Ventouris, prepared the bilingual Preparedness Tool, of 18 pages, for the Medieval Castle Chorio -Kimolos. During the project, the presentations curated by Ms. Agatha Rodi, founder of the organization, focused on the Medieval Castle of Kimolos and its surrounding area, the church and cell of the Miraculous Protectress of Kimolos, Saint Methodia, served by the 94-year-old deaconess Ms. Katerina Marinaki, as well as the Church of the Nativity of Christ (1592).

These churches are an important part of the historical significance of the Medieval Castle (14th–16th centuries) and the cultural heritage of Kimolos.

Funded by the “Horizon Europe” program, RESILIAGE (Promoting a Holistic Understanding of the Factors Affecting Community Resilience and Cultural Heritage through Community-Based Methodologies), aimed to provide new insights and effective solutions to support the resilience of European communities affected by disasters and emergencies.

Since the beginning of the new millennium, more than 1,200 disasters have struck Europe, affecting approximately 15 million people. The impact of these extreme events has been exacerbated by social inequalities and current economic and political crises which, over the years, have gradually diminished the ability to prevent and appropriately respond to these phenomena.

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INTANGIBLE CULTURAL HERITAGE of KIMOLOS – Tradition, Memory & Identity

admin — Sat, 19 Jul 2025 08:09:00 +0000

Kimolos honors its cultural heritage – “INTANGIBLE CULTURAL
HERITAGE of KIMOLOS – Tradition, Memory & Identity” Exhibition at the Espera Suites hotel.

Cyclades Unified held an exhibition on the theme of “ΙNTAGIBLE CULTURAL HERITAGE of KIMOLOS Tradition, Memory & Identity” on 19/7/25. We would like to thank the deputy mayor, Mr. Panagiotis Sardis, who honored us with his presence, and everyone who joined us.

The first exhibition of the island’s cultural heritage was inaugurated with great success at the Espera Suites hotel in Kimolos, in collaboration with the Municipality of Kimolos, and the Mayor Mr. Konstantinos Ventouris. The exhibition presents only a small part of the valuable material collected by Ms. Agatha Rodi, educator, researcher, and author, through
five years of systematic recording and research, which continues. Ms. Rodi has collected audiovisual material, interviews, photographs, videos, and objects from everyday life on the island, bringing to light unknown aspects of Kimolos’ history and shedding light on professions and customs that are fading through the course of time.

© The material is protected by the Intellectual Property Organization supervised by the Ministry of Culture. The exhibition “Intangible Cultural Heritage of Kimolos Tradition –
Memory & Identity” marks the beginning of the creation of the Digital Museum “Kimolos & Polyaigos Cultural Heritage-Oral History & Digital Museum©.”

The design and curation of the exhibition at the hotel were undertaken by museologist Mrs. Iliana Zioga Museologist & Mr. Athanasias Athanasios, who managed to create an experiential exhibition for visitors, bringing them into contact with the tradition and history of the place. With specially designed constructions fully harmonized with the existing
aesthetics of the newly established Espera Suites hotel, the curators successfully “married” culture with tourism, creating three parts of lively narration and history.
The sections presented included: Kalamoplektiki (reed weaving), which is of particular historical importance to the island, created by Nikos Ventouris, bochorisdecoration.gr, Wedding Koulouria, specially prepared for the exhibition by the Traditional Chrysanthi Mouratou bakery with the contribution of her husband Pavlos and Mrs. Margarita Mouratou, the Kimolian dishes, Mrs. Katerina Mastrantonaki actively participated,
presenting the section herself and informing the public about the tools she lent us especially for the exhibition, which belonged to her father and her husband, Mr. Ioannis.

The “Arboudektes,” a theme that sheds light on unknown aspects of traditional water collection, with material from uncle Giorgakis, the tireless volunteer from Kimolos, Mr. Giorgos Marinakis, who offered an 100 year old pinchers for the visitors to see, used in the daily life of the islanders. The exhibition is a step towards connecting visitors with the island’s intangible cultural heritage, inspired by the dynamic collaboration between local research, museology, and tourism hospitality.

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STORYTELLING WAVES FOLEGANDROS & MYKONOS

admin — Thu, 20 Mar 2025 19:02:28 +0000

Our organization collaborated with Kimolistes ngo, after receiving funding from the J F Costopoulos Foundation to organize the “StoryTelling Waves” Workshops that took place in 6 Cycladic Islands.
This is part of Agatha Rodi’s pilot initiative to make known the common
elements that unify the Cyclades, having as a starting point Kimolos
Island. Through her book «A Young Kimolistas» (link), the young learners had the chance to familiarise with the terms of«sustainability», «environmental issues», poseidonia meadows», «cultural heritage», with the use of Storytelling techniques.
The target is to gather info from students and their islands so a book
written by the young learners, participating in the program, to emerge as a means to sensibilize and keep track of each island’s traditions and
customs.
Storytelling Waves Workshops are held under the auspices of the Hellenic Tourism Organization,https://www.agatharodi.com/story-telling-waves/ & the Municipality of Kimolos.