Omolio Folk-Agricultural Showroom Marinos Antipas
Omolio Folk-Agricultural Showroom Marinos Antipas
Omolio is a historical settlement of the Municipality of Agia surrounded by great natural beauty. Located in a central location, 40 km from the capital of the Larissa regional administration, just three kilometers from the Athens-Thessaloniki national road and at a minimum distance from the sea. According to Homer, the city participated in the Amphictyony of Delphi, while the mint of Ancient Omoli was one of the greatest in central Greece. The ruins of this ancient city and citadel still remain close to current Omolio.
Conditions brought the village back close to major historical events. This is the soil in which Marinos Antipas is buried, one of the most important figures of Greece in the fight to defend civil liberties. When Antipas came to Thessaly, where he took over as caretaker of the property of his uncle, he changed social conditions in the region. Although he was in a position of strength, he deleted agricultural debts, applied Sunday as a day off and set the remuneration of tenant farmers based on 75% of production (instead of 25% as was up to then in force). His murder was the natural consequence in a place dominated by lthe andowners of the time.
Μαρίνος Αντύπας / Marinos Antypas
Nowadays, the local community commemorates him, recognizing his contribution to changing social conditions, both in the region and across the country. It built a modest monument erected in Omolio where events are held every year in memory of the great fighter. At the same time, it gave his name to the small museum built in the village: Omolio Folk-Agricultural Showroom Marino Antipas, housed in the former Community chambers, located in the village square.
Today, the exhibition presents the tools used by the people for whom Antipas fought. Inaugurated on 18 March 2007 to mark the 100th anniversary of his death (murdered in 1907 in Pirgetos). Premechanical agricultural and foraging tools are hosted in the exhibition venue. Visitors can also admire tools of traditional occupations (fishermen, shoemakers, weavers, etc.) and objects from daily life of local people: handicrafts, embroidery and textiles, utilitarian household items (sofras (low tables), pots, pinakoti (bread levening boards)), local costumes, traditional clothing, woodwork items, postcards and engravings, coins, antique furniture, and a local bisiki (cot).
The collection includes artifacts that may be considered historical documents: a local’s military diary, which describes in detail the experience of the war in Asia Minor, but also photographs of social events and the occupations of the inhabitants. The showroom has a conference hall that holds 50-60 people.
Λαογραφικό-Γεωργικό Εκθετήριο Ομολίου Μαρίνος Αντύπας
Places like the Omolio Folk-Agricultural Showroom Marinos Antipas, although exhibiting objects from earlier times, alsoshow that traditional culture is not a static body of evidence that survives only in a museum. Because on the one hand, tools and materials actually bear witness to the immutable characteristics of an era (available resources, raw materials), however, they also reveal the basic principles of human creativity that lead to evolution. The name of the exhibition reminds us, at the same time, that this creativity should always be developed with concepts such as respecting the principles of human law and social justice.
An interview with director Stelana Kliris (“Find Me Falling”)… at the closing of the 1st Cypriot Film Panorama| By Panos Liakos
The cycle of film screenings for the 1st Cypriot Film Panorama at the Michael Cacoyannis Foundation has been completed, on Saturday, May 17, 2025, . On the initiative of the House of Cyprus and its director Diomedes Nikita, the Michael Cacoyannis Foundation hosted for five days films by important filmmakers such as Marios Piperidis, Yannis Economides, Gianna Amerikanou, Stelana Kliris and, of course, paid tribute to the universal Michael Cacoyannis. Last Saturday's closing ceremony took on a special significance, with the presence in the discussion and the screening of director Stelana Kliri's film, Find Me Falling. ...More
At the Archaeological Museum and Achaia Clauss the artists participating in the printmaking symposium “Liberation from Asphyxia”
A first acquaintance with Patras, the city which for more than ten days will be a reference point for their creative expression, had the artists participating in the work of the Symposium of Engraving “Liberation from Asphyxia”, organized by the vice-mayorate of culture. The artists, together with the President of the Chamber of Fine Arts of Greece, Nassos Chalkidis and members of the Board of Directors, toured the Archaeological Museum of Patras and the Achaia Clauss Winery on Sunday morning, May 18th. The participants of the symposium, in the presence of the Mayor of Patras Kostas ...More
Online MSc in Autism “Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD): Health Promotion, Early Diagnosis, Special Education, Individual and Community Intervention”
Title: MSc "Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD): Health Promotion, Early Diagnosis, Special Education, Individual and Community Intervention" Scientific Disciplines: Humanities, Health Universities: University of West Attica University of the Peloponnese Language of instruction: Greek Duration: 4 semesters For more information, you may visit the website: https://asdmaster.uniwa.gr Description The unique in Greece Inter-institutional Postgraduate Studies Programme entitled "Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD): Health Promotion, Early Diagnosis, Special Education, Individual and Community Intervention" offers a unique opportunity for professionals and young scientists to acquire high-level expertise ...More
The House of Representatives of Cyprus honours the artist and writer Andreas Karagian| 26 May 2025
In recognition of his great contribution to the arts and letters and his timeless contribution to the promotion and shaping of contemporary Cypriot culture, the House of Representatives is organising an event in honour of the distinguished visual artist and writer Andreas Karagian. The event, which will take place on Monday, 26 May 2025, at 7.00 pm, at the building of the old Nicosia Town Hall (Eleftherias Square), the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Mrs. Anita Demetriou will address a speech and award the artist, while a video tribute to his life and his multifaceted ...More
Greek Community of Melbourne| Seminars on Greek history and culture| Dr. Robert Nelson in a lecture on Byzantium| 29 May 2025
Some scholars don’t like the name ‘Byzantium’. They think that it isn’t historical because no one used it in the duration of the empire. Instead, the people under the command of Constantinople called themselves ‘Roman’. This lecture asks the question: should we abolish the name ‘Byzantium’ and use ‘the east Roman empire’ in preference? The answer depends on (i) how widespread you think words like ‘Romanía’ were, (ii) how negative you think the name ‘Byzantium’ is anyway, and (iii) how much do you mind suppressing Greek identity by perpetuating the superior prestige of Romans over Greeks? ...More
Thirathen Museum| JAK TRIO at Thirathen Museum| 21 May 2025
On Wednesday 21 May at the Thirathen Museum at 9:00 p.m. After many years of presence and active activity in the music scene of Greece and beyond, with collaborations with artists from all musical fields, the time has come to unite the images and experiences of three musicians, creating the JAK Trio. Alexandros Arkadopoulos (clarinet), Yannis Kyrimkyridis (piano) and Kostas Meretakis (percussion) converse musically, inspired each time by various reasons, such as their common origin, their long-term friendship and their occasional collaborations in different projects. The result is a mixture of disparate sounds and ideas, based ...More
Leave A Comment