Collections

The North Aegean Musical Culture Cultural Data Display Collection constitutes a significant digital repository focused on the preservation and promotion of the musical heritage of the North Aegean. 

It comprises 354 items, consisting of photographic material and video recordings. Thematically, it pertains to ethnomusicology, allowing researchers and the general public to study the structure, style, and performance mastery of Lesbos’ musicians through high-quality digital media. 

The collection was developed by the Image, Sound, and Cultural Representation Laboratory of the University of the Aegean (Department of Cultural Technology and Communication).

The Mingei project strengthened the representation and digital conservation preservation of tangible and intangible cultural heritage due to traditional crafts. Mingei provided the tools to record and represent crafts, through the curation of digital assets. This representation captures the wide spectrum of knowledge that traditional crafts cover, from objects and their making to their cultural, societal, and economic significance. This collection contains digital assets relevant to the “Know-how of cultivating mastic on the island of Chios” [UNESCO inscription 9.COM 10.18, (2014)] and “Tinian marble craftsmanship” [UNESCO inscription 10.COM 10.b.17, (2015)] that were collected in the Mingei project.