Contributors to the Project
The Digital Museum of the Alayiotes owes its very existence and vitality to the Alayiotes of Nea Ionia, who responded with moving sensitivity and entrusted the project with a wealth of material—far beyond what had initially been documented—thus enabling the continuous enrichment and scholarly development of its collections. This commitment stands as a promise.
Special gratitude is extended to those who, inspired by the creation of the Digital Museum, chose to permanently donate their family heirlooms to the Permanent Collection exhibited at the ALAYA Cultural House.
The true contributors to this endeavour are the first refugee Alayiotes themselves: those who, amid the pain and anguish of displacement, safeguarded the precious objects that have now become museum pieces; and those who, during the early years of settlement in Nea Ionia, despite hardship, poverty and the struggle for survival, preserved their family treasures with reverence and passed them on with honour to the present generation.
Thanks to them—all of them, the great extended family of Alayiotes—the Digital Museum preserves and narrates a cultural heritage of unique and enduring value.
Board of Directors of the Association
Giorgos Nouveloglou, President
Vicky Michailidou, Vice President
Maria Kartelia, Secretary
Pantelis Giagitzoglou, Curator
Stavros Papazoglou, Curator
Paris Iatridis, Treasurer
Evgenia Chatzoglou, Treasurer
Christina Theodosiou - Gely Sakkaloglou, Alternate Members
Exhibit Donations
Holy Church of Saint George, Eleftheroupoli, Nea Ionia
Holy Church of Saints Constantine & Helen, Nea Ionia
KE.MI.PO. (Center for Asia Minor Studies of Nea Ionia)
Ένωση Σπάρτης Νέας Ιωνίας
Savvas Abousidis
Makrina Andrianopoulou
Pantelis Yazitzoglou
Paraskevas Iatridis
Maria Kartelia–Markoglou
Vasilis Kafetzoglou
Varvara Koumoutsou
Iro Kourmetzoglou
Filio Kypraiou
Anastasios Mavitzis
Maria Malerou
Evangelia Mandona-Nouveloglou
Sofia Margoni
Giannis Margonis
Chrysoula Markoglou
Vicky Michailidou
Giorgos Nouveloglou
Kostas Oikonomidis
Panagiotis Paresoglou
Melpomeni Sakaloglou
Leonidas Tsismetzoglou
Sofia Tsompanaki
Audio Archives
Varvara Koumoutsou
Chrysoula Markoglou
Song Recordings
Mixed Choir of the Alayiotes
Choir Direction & Instruction: Kaití Tsekoura
Dimitra Alevri
Dora Argyropoulou
Vasiliki Vasilopoulou
Vasso Voulgari
Pantelis Yazitzoglou
Ioulia Exintaveloni
Marianna Zachari
Soula Zouni
Giannis Kagiasis
Sofia Kampaki
Rena Karantzalou
Roula Karvouniari
Maria Kartelia
Chrysoula Kefalopoulou
Vasileia Klavsi
Anna Maria Korkodeilou
Anna Kotsina
Anthippi Kyriazanou
Gianna Lazarou
Niki Magganiari
Sofia Margoni
Argyris Meletis
Chrysoula Mostratou
Magda Bareka
Natasa Boumeli
Maria Panagiotopoulou
Panagiotis Papadopoulos
Gely Sakkaloglou
Xenia Stylianidi
Giannis Tolias
Angeliki Troussa
Charoula Tsekoura
Elisavet Tsitsopoulou
Leonidas Chatziagapiou
Despina Chatzigeorgiou
Photograph Contributions
Dionysis Charitopoulos
Scholarly Contribution
Vasos Vogiatzoglou
Olga Dakoura
Digital Museum Development
Mimerdesign / Mimer Hellas Information Systems
Photography, Digitization, Photogrammetry
Nikos Zafeiropoulos
Exhibit Documentation Authoring
Paraskevi Kalogeraki
Project Coordination (Association of Alagiotes)
Giorgos Nouveloglou
Production Management & Direction
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