Cycladic Identity

A NEW INITIATIVE BY THE MUSEUM OF CYCLADIC ART

OUR VISION

The Cycladic Identity initiative represents the Museum’s vision to expand its mission to the Cyclades and embrace its potential to contribute to positive change for the islands where the Cycladic culture was born and where it evolved.

Cycladic Identity acts as a donations’ platform, raising and allocating funds to projects that aspire to help sustain the Cyclades’ heritage and to support local communities, to essentially Preserve, Restore and Reveal the elements of the unique Cycladic Identity.
Cycladic Identity engages in an open dialogue with the local authorities and organizations that act in the islands. It wishes to provide a continuity to projects that are already impacting the local communities positively as well as support innovative programs that address unmet needs.

VISIT THE PLATFORM

® Museum of Cycladic Art

“The Museum of Cycladic Art owes its existence to the Cycladic islands. And we feel it is now time to give back to them. The Cycladic Identity initiative is our way of transforming our words of gratitude into works of impact”

Sandra Marinopoulou, President & CEO Museum of Cycladic Art

OPERATION MECHANISM

The Cycladic Identity initiative is organized in the following 4 stages:

Fundraising

Ensuring the required resources for implementation of impactful projects in the Cyclades

Call for proposals

Addressing an invitation, for submission of proposals, to the initiative’s network of organizations acting locally

Proposals’ assessment

Assessment and selection of projects by the Cycladic Identity Management Team

Project implementation

Monitoring of the implementation progress and timely realization of the projects

The culture encountered in the archaeological sites and the historic structures, the unique biodiversity expressed in the local flora and fauna, the rich heritage infiltrating everyday life, all represent values prioritized by the Cycladic Identity initiative.

FOCUS AREAS

The culture encountered in the archaeological sites and the historic structures, the unique biodiversity expressed in the local flora and fauna, the rich heritage
infiltrating everyday life, all represent values prioritized by the Cycladic Identity initiative.

SCIENTIFIC COMMITTEE

Joining the Cycladic Identity mission and ensuring that important needs are identified and impactful projects are financed through objective assessment, is the Scientific Committee consisting of experts of national and international recognition. The members of the Scientific Committee, apart from being highly esteemed scholars in their fields of expertise, possess deep knowledge and understanding of the unique characteristics of the Cyclades and are close to the local communities.

Dr. Demetrios Athanasoulis

Director of the Ephorate of Antiquities of Cyclades

Dr. Michael Boyd

Senior Research Affiliate, Science and Technology in Archaeology and Culture Research Center, The Cyprus Institute

Demetres Karavellas

CEO of WWF Greece

Dr. Angeliki Kosmopoulou

Archaeologist & Environmental Activist

ADVISORY BOARD

Supporting the initiative’s vision by providing valuable funding and contributing to its strategic planning, as well as validating the final selection of programs to be funded, is the Cycladic Identity Advisory Board. Individuals of high caliber, known for their social sensitivity, the members of the Advisory Board have a long-term commitment to the initiative’s mission, ensuring that a solid, impact-driven strategy is implemented at all times.