Network of Christian Museums and Visitable Monuments of the Holy Metropolis of Rhodes
The Network of Christian Museums and Visitable Monuments of the Holy Metropolis of Rhodes is a thematic network under implementation that includes museums and monuments throughout the island of Rhodes.
The theme of the Network is "The history of the Rhodian Church and the culture that developed around Orthodox worship on the island". Each node tells a complete, self-contained story, and the museological scenario unfolds in an evolutionary way along all the nodes of the network.
Each node of the network also includes a second section dedicated to the topic of that node and its local network. The local networks include monuments, collections, periodic exhibitions, festivals, events, conferences, seminars, etc. Additionally, each node highlights the cultural routes "Walk in Space and Time".
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To date, museums have been implemented at the following nodes of the Network:
- Holy church of the Dormition of the Virgin Mary, Lindos: "The Divine Worship, the Holy Church and its Artifacts, and the Ship-owners of Lindos"
- Holy Monastery of the Virgin Mary “Panagia Skiadeni”, Skiadi: "The Natural World in the Worship of the Church"
- Holy Monastery of the Virgin Mary “Panagia Tsambika”, Archangelos: "Childlessness and Child bearing, and the Progress of Religious Painting in the Rhodian Area"
- Holy Monastery of Archangel Michael, Tharri: "Hagiography, Mystical Art - Depiction of Liturgical Objects in Religious Painting"
- v Holy Church of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross of Apollona: "Great Mystery".
- v Cathedral of the Annunciation – San Giovanni of Rhodes "Digital pages of modern Rhodian history"
The Cathedral of the Annunciation of the Virgin Mary in the city of Rhodes is a visitable monument. Its museum has been implemented exclusively as a digital hub and it is dedicated to the colourful history and rich collections of the church. It includes virtual exhibitions, treasure games and a multitude of applications. (https://rhodescathedral.gr/)
All the museums and monuments of the Network bear its logo.
The completion of the network is being done in phases depending on the institution's available resources and there is no specific implementation timeline.
At present, almost all of the network objects have been catalogued and digitally recorded in a central register, and they are exhibited to visitors and the scientific community through the online Religious Tourism Portal of the Holy Metropolis of Rhodes ( https://imrtreasures.gr/ ). (https://imrtreasures.gr/).
The central museum - hub of the Network will be that of the Holy Metropolis of Rhodes in the city of Rhodes, which has not been implemented yet. Its exhibitions will have the titles "The Holy Mysteries and the Rituals of the Church" and "The Holy Metropolis of Rhodes through the Ages". It will mainly host the collections of relics from the Metropolitan church of the Entry of the Virgin Mary to the Temple, and the Metropolitan Residence. The central museum will also host, with the permission of the parishes of the island, indicative objects from the collections of the regional nodes of the Network.
Museums will also be gradually implemented in the following holy monasteries and parishes:
- Arnitha: "Oral Tradition and Folk Doctrines"
- Asklipieio: "The Cycle of the Revelation"
- ·Afantou: “The Delight of Souls”
- Holy Monastery of the Virgin Mary “Panagia Ipseni”, Lardos: "Monastic Communities and Spirituality"
- Holy Monastery of the Virgin Mary “Panagia Kalopetra”: “A Miraculous Rescue”
- Kremasti: "Miracles and Wonders"
- Mesanagros: "Early Christian Rhodes"
- Monolithos: "The Art of Wood Carving"
- Sianna: “Doctor of Souls and Bodies”
- Filerimos: "Knightly Rhodes"
- Fountoukli: "The Architecture of the Byzantine Churches of Rhodes"
