Institute for Mediterranean Studies

Research Projects

Onassis Business History

Onassis Business History

The purpose of the research project is to create a private Onassis Business Archive as well as publish a volume on Onassis Business History, based on the Onassis Archive material.

BLACK SEA

The Black Sea and its port-cities, 1774-1914. Development, convergence and linkages with the global economy

The aim of the project was the identification, analysis and synthesis of the economic and social develοpment of 20 port-cities of the Black Sea that formed an integrated market that became the larger grain-exporting area in the world in the second half of the nineteenth century until the beginning of the twentieth century.

Athens Alexandria

Between Athens & Alexandria

Principal Investigator: Irini-Fotini Viltanioti
Start date: 1 January 2022, End date: 31 December 2024
Hosted by: Foundation for Research and Technology Hellas, Greece

ClepsYdra

Translating Submerged and Buried Cultural Heritage from Shallow Water to Digital environment with Geoinformatics

Hellenic Foundation for Research and Innovation (H.F.R.I) under the framework of the 2nd Call for H.F.R.I. Research Projects to support Faculty Members and Researchers

Coordinator & Principal Investigator

LACRIMALit

Leaders and Crisis Management in Ancient Greek Literature

Principal Investigator: Melina Tamiolaki, Dept. of Philology UoC
Host Institution: IMS/FORTH
Collaborating Institution: University of Crete

Greek Cinema-Film Adaptation. Theory and Practice

Greek Cinema-Film Adaptation. Theory and Practice

Under the auspices and funding of the Hellenic Ministry of Culture & Sports

Organization: Institute for Mediterranean Studies, FORTH.

Collaborating Organizations
Union of Philologists of Heraklion Prefecture
Camera On: Cultural School Network of Secondary Education of Heraklion
With the support of the Social Space of the A. & M. Kalokairinos Foundation

Shipping and trade in Venetian Crete

Shipping and trade in Venetian Crete; The case study of Curcumeli’s company (16th century)

Funded by: Hellenic Institute of Byzantine and Post-Byzantine Studies/ Ministry of Education and Religious Affairs
Host Institution: IMS/FORTH

Olimed

At the Crossroads of History, Industry, and Technology: Olive Oil Production in the Eastern Mediterranean in the Late Nineteenth Century

The last twenty years have witnessed an increase in the production of olive oil The last twenty years have witnessed an increase in the production of olive oil in the Mediterranean as a consequence of the campaigns of the International Olive Oil Council. The proposed research aims at bringing forth an original contribution to this dynamic field by adopting a comparative perspective that concentrates on the history of olive oil production in several most important olive and olive oil producing regions of the Eastern Mediterranean. 

ERRIKOS THALASSINOS

ERRIKOS THALASSINOS

The aim of this project is to preserve, document and showcase, through a series of actions, the work of  Errikos Thalassinos (1927-2000), the prolific filmmaker, screenwriter, and writer from Herakleion, Crete. With the permission of Errikos Thalassinos’ family, the project’s team has completed the digitalization and documentation of the holdings of his personal archive (Responsible: Grigoris Voskakis).

FORTHistory

FORTHistory 1983-2023

Principal Investigator: Professor Gelina Harlaftis
Hosted by: Institute for Mediterranean Studies, Foundation for Research and Technology Hellas, Greece 

BALAA

Byzantine Agricultural Landscape Across the Aegean: Historical Analysis of the Landscapes of Messene in the Peloponnese (GR) and Amorium in Asia Minor (TR)

Principal Investigator: Nikos Tsivikis
Collaborating Institutions: Anadolu University, Eskişehir and Society for Messenian Archaeological Studies

Η Πόλις γεννιέται

nomades artcore: «Η Πόλις γεννιέται»

Μια «κατακερματισμένη» παράσταση, εμπνευσμένη από τις ανώνυμες μαρτυρίες ανθρώπων, οι οποίοι έζησαν και μεγάλωσαν στο Ρέθυμνο του χθες και του σήμερα. Φωνές σημερινών γονιών, νέων, μαθητών. Ένα συνονθύλευμα καθημερινού λόγου, ακαδημαϊκής γνώσης, σωματικότητας, ποίησης και ζωντανής μουσικής.

Fin de siècle

Fin de siècle: Impressions of Melodies from Smyrna

The project concerns the creation and publication of a trilingual book-cd (Greek-English-French), containing songs from the region of Smyrna, published in late 19th century by L. A. Bourgault Ducoudray  under the title Trente Mélodies Populaires de Grèce & d’ Orient.

A National Facility for the 3D Imaging of the Near Surface

A National Facility for the 3D Imaging of the Near Surface

AUSTRALIAN RESEARCH COUNCIL
Linkage Infrastructure, Equipment and Facilities.
Partner Investigator / https://www.grants.gov.au/Ga/Show/62bad26a-4eef-4e73-9f65-fc8fa673b72a