The IHR/NHRF was an associated partner in Project: “Byzantine Art and Archeology. Thematic Channel on Europeana, CEF Telecom-Call Europeana (CEF-TC-2016-3)”, launched and coordinated by the University of Bologna, Alma Mater Studiorum - Università di Bologna (https://pro.europeana.eu/project/byzantine-art-and-archaeology, 1st September 2017 to 28th February 2019).
The project has provided a significant amount of cultural and artistic content about Byzantine history and culture to Europeana Digital Library, supported by the European Union fund, Connecting Europe Facility (CEF). The partners involved in the project are: the University of Bologna, Department of History and Cultures (DISCI, UNIBO, Project Coordinator), the Ionian University Department of Audio and Visual Arts (IU-AVARTS), the School of History and Archaeology, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (AUTH), the Institute of Art Studies of the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences (BAS - IAS), the Open University of Cyprus (OUC), the Museo d’Arte della città di Ravenna and the International Centre for Documentation of Mosaics (MAR-CIDM).
The IHR/NHRF team was involved in the preparing the data directory for the thematic fields, the content control and the accompanying narratives (metadata) and the compilation of the timeline; also collaborated for the dissemination of the project’s results to scientific and educational institutions. The consortiums’ workshops were held in Bologna (Kick-off Meeting, October 31, 2017, DISCI), in Athens (Intermediate Meeting, July 24th, 2018, National Hellenic Research Foundation), and in Bologna (Byzart Final Meeting and Exhibition (Culture Hall, Museum of the City of Bologna, February 15, 2019, https://www.europeana.eu/it/exhibitions/the-silk-and-the-blood).
External Research Associate:
Vasiliki Zorba, PhD in Archeology
Publications
S. Lampakis, M. Leontsini, V. Zorba, "Βyzantine cultural objects in Europeana: Metadata documentation standards, customizations and quality content control for Byzart - Byzantine Art and Archaeology on Europeana", στο The Silk and the Blood. Images of Authority in Byzantine Art and Archaeology, I. Baldini, Cl. Lamanna, G. Marsili and L. M. Orlandi (eds.), Bologna 2019, 15-21.
