School of Fine Arts of Panormos, Tinos
The School was created with the aspiration to preserve and perpetuate the tradition of marble craftsmanship...
19 March, 2025
pyrgos Tag
A comic based on the life of the famous sculptor from Pyrgos Giannoules Chalepas
Giannoules Chalepas was perhaps the most famous and important Greek sculptor of the past century who gained prominence very early in his life as an artist to be watched with his Sleeping Girl, a funeral monument so well loved today that it has become a...
03 June, 2019
Handmade old type metal lock
Demetres Chatzes, a 3rd generation metal smith, handcrafted this metal lock for a client in Tenos. For information about his skills and artifacts you can visit his site: metalandart.gr ...
11 July, 2018
Tinian marble craftsmanship by UNESCO
Tinian marble craftsmanship was inscribed in 2015 (10.COM) on the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity by UNESCO. The art of marble-carving is an expression of the cultural identity of Tinos. Marble craftspeople possess empirical knowledge of the composition and structure of marble-bearing...
04 December, 2015
Museums
[one_third]Archaeological Museum of Tinos Megalocharis Avenue, Tinos 84 200, Τinos, Cyclades, Greece T. +30 22830 22670 F. +30 22830 22670 Cultural Foundation of Tinos 84 200, Τinos, Cyclades, Greece Τ. +30 22830 24742-3 / 29070 F. +30 22830 29133-4 [/one_third] [one_third]Folklore Museum of the Ursulines’ Monastery Loutra village 84 200, Τinos, Cyclades, Greece T. +30 22830 23414 Gianoulis Halepas...
18 August, 2014
Blacksmith with a flair
Demetres Chatzes is the 3rd generation of blacksmiths dating back to 1910. His creations are both functional and artistic. Following are some categories of hand made products he has made during the years: - Marble sculpture tools for the school of Marble Sculpting in Pyrgos, Tinos, and...
17 August, 2014
Pyrgos village
Pyrgos is one of the largest villages of the island and the centre of marble arts of Tinos. The village is host to the Art School for Marble Sculpture (since 1955) and the Museum of Marble Crafts. ...
17 August, 2014