Abstract

This digital collection is part of the Benaki Museum’s Photographic Archives Department, which was established in 1973 to collect, preserve and document photographs of Early Christian, Byzantine and post-Byzantine art and architecture. Since then the Department’s original scope has gradually been extended to cover images of Greece and its culture, as well as its history and contemporary society. The Photographic Archives Department comprises 300,000 negatives and 25,000 original photographs dating from the 19th and 20th centuries. It was created through the purchase or donation of important collections, including those of the professional photographers Nelly's, Voula Papaioannou, Pericles Papachatzidakis, Dimitris Harissiadis, Nikolaos Rizos, Nikolaos Tombazis, as well as those of the amateur photographers Rena Andreadi, Stephanos Malikopoulos, Loukas Benakis, and Ioannis Charamis. The Department also contains the photograph collections of the Byzantinologist Laskarina Boura, the architect Maria Zagorisiou, and the writer Elli Papadimitriou. The Photographic Archives Department is open to all researchers. For their assistance a card catalogue of 50,000 prints was compiled based on subject matter and location. Moreover, there are plans create a complete electronic catalogue of the entire collection in the near future.

Language:

Greek, Modern (1453-), English, Spanish; Castilian

Digital Format:

Plain Text, JPEG/JFIF, Other

Digital Type:

Text, Still image

Subject:

Education > Educational sciences and environment > Education
Culture > Culture
Culture > Culture > Cultural anthropology
Culture > Culture > Cultural creation
Culture > Culture > Cultural differentiation
Culture > Culture > Cultural identity
Culture > Culture > National cultures
Culture > Cultural Systems > Traditional Cultures
Culture > History
Culture > History > Genealogy
Culture > History > National history
Culture > History > Local history
Culture > History > Military history
Culture > History > Archaeology
Culture > Art
Culture > Visual arts
Culture > Visual arts > Photography
Culture > Visual arts > Architecture
Culture > Visual arts > Buildings
Culture > Performing arts
Culture > Performing arts > Dance
Culture > Leisure > Leisure time activities
Culture > Leisure > Tourism
Culture > Leisure > Historical events
Culture > Leisure > Cultural events
Social and human sciences
Social and human sciences > Population > Migration
Social and human sciences > Population > Black and ethnic minority groups
Social and human sciences > Human settlements and land use > Human settlements
Social and human sciences > Human settlements and land use > Land use
Social and human sciences > Human settlements and land use > Landscape
Social and human sciences > Human settlements and land use > Cultural landscapes
Social and human sciences > Human settlements and land use > Open spaces
Politics, law and economics > Services > Transport
Politics, law and economics > Services > Travel
Politics, law and economics > Labour

Period:

Modern and contemporary
Modern and contemporary > 19th century
Modern and contemporary > 20th century
Modern and contemporary > 21st century

Spatial Coverage:

Europe
Europe > GREECE
North America > CANADA
North America > UNITED STATES
South America
North Africa
Southern Africa
South Asia
East Asia
South East Asia
Middle East
Oceania > AUSTRALIA

Famous People:

Nelly’s, Βούλα Παπαϊωάννου, Περικλής Παπαχατζιδάκης, Δημήτρης Χαρισιάδης, James Robertson, Νικόλαος Τομπάζης

Famous Event:

Β' Παγκόσμιος Πόλεμος / 2nd World War

Relationships:

Relation type	Target identifier
May be made available via a product or service	Eprints 105 not found.
May be made available via a product or service	Eprints 98 not found.
May be under the responsibility of an institution	Eprints 77 not found.

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["physical-types_typename_cpostale" not defined], Textile art, Photograph, Glass

URI:

http://www.michael-culture.org/id/eprint/21555