ELEMENTARY SCHOOL VISITS
"THE COMBINED EXPERIENCE"
BASIC INFORMATION
Nowadays, an interdisciplinary and collaborative approach to knowledge acquisition that goes beyond accepted epistemological and ontological traditions is required. This pedagogy, which recognizes the learner as an integrated entity (body, mind, and spirit), is thought to be critical for approaching Orthodox monumental art. It is a pedagogy of frictions, experiences, and sentiments in the context of museums that challenges traditional knowledge routines and promotes genuine encounters. The Karoussos Archives school programme, "The Combined Experience" for children aged 8 to 13 incorporates five cutting-edge approaches based on mixed reality, or the blending of real, virtual, and augmented reality:
PARTICIPANTS
8-12 years old
LOCATION
The Karoussos Center
LANGUAGE
Greek -English
REGISTRATION
From 15/01/2023
TIME
Thursday & Friday,
10.30-12.30
DURATION
20/01/2023 - 08/06/2023
NUMBER OF STUDENTS
min12 - max25
COST
€ 8 per student
WALK INTO THE PAINTINGS
The Augmented Reality Sessions
The painting's scenery, colors, and figures expand into the space as you walk into the painting layers with your device, enhancing immersive storytelling experiences. Augmented reality creates a one-of-a-kind environment in which the lines between the physical and the imaginary are blurred, allowing the mind to absorb the essence of the frescoes.
WALK INTO THE PAINTINGS
The Augmented Reality
CLOSEUP
Virtual Reality
The experience of seeing the frescoes, that are actually up to 43 meters high, surround you in 360 degrees is incredible. As if you were flying up to the church's dome, you can clearly see the entire fresco, exploring the shapes, the colours, and even the paint gestures of the artist.
CLOSE UP
The Virtual Reality
THE BLACKBOARDS
The Augmented Reality Sessions
In the form of point clouds, the blackboards depict the main parts of the churches painted by Karoussos. They include triggers that transport the viewer into the actual spaces of the churches. In front of the participant, the major fresco ensembles of the churches appear. The visuals are accompanied by audio content, which includes the artist's own description of his work.
THE BLACKBOARDS
The Augmented Reality
THE GARDENS
Interactive
THE GARDENS
Interaction
Change the seasons as you interact with them on the air. See how the seasons change in an ideal garden, as described in an old Byzantine poem written by John Geometres.
HOW TO BOOK
Create an online account
For your first online booking, you will need to create an account.
You will receive a confirmation email. If not, look for it in the spam or promotional emails.
Book the educational program
Select the date and register.
You will receive a confirmation email with your booking details.
Reservations for programs can be made up to 10 days before the school visit.
SECONDARY SCHOOL VISITS
"OUT OF THE BOX"
BASIC INFORMATION
The traditional image of a museum as static and dusty is long gone. Contemporary museums promote interactive exhibits, hands-on learning experiences, and technological 'openness.'
Karoussos Archives offers extensive access to the exhibits and pairs them with conceptual collections that are aligned with historically significant events, socio-cultural interests, and ideological and philosophical debates.
Students can analyze and evaluate a narrative or perspective through multiple contextual lenses by accessing the archive's content and resources. At Karoussos Archives, technology is used to recontextualize Byzantine cultural heritage while ensuring its long-term viability in our digital age.
PARTICIPANTS
13-19 years old
LOCATION
The Karoussos Center
St. Spyridon Chapel
LANGUAGE
Greek -English
REGISTRATION
From 15/01/2023
TIME
Thursday & Friday,
10.30-13.30
DURATION
01/01/2023 - 08/06/2023
NUMBER OF STUDENTS
min12 - max25
COST
€ 10 per student
WALK INTO THE PAINTINGS
The Augmented Reality Sessions
The painting's scenery, colors, and figures expand into the space as you walk into the painting layers with your device, enhancing immersive storytelling experiences. Augmented reality creates a one-of-a-kind environment in which the lines between the physical and the imaginary are blurred, allowing the mind to absorb the essence of the frescoes.
WALK INTO THE PAINTINGS
The Augmented Reality
THE HYBRID FRESCOES
The interactive Session
Getting to know the world of hybrid frescoes. The hybrid transfer of Karoussos frescoes to St. Spyridon chapel is a one-of-a-kind example of creative management of monumental spaces, involving the digital adaptation and reconstruction of the artist's work with the goal of restoring the chapel's cultural identity, thereby opening up new perspectives. The interactive and interdisciplinary analysis includes historical, cultural, visual, and religious elements.
THE HYBRID FRESCOES
Interactive
THE BLACKBOARDS
The Augmented Reality Sessions
In the form of point clouds, the blackboards depict the main parts of the churches painted by Karoussos. They include triggers that transport the viewer into the actual spaces of the churches. In front of the participant, the major fresco ensembles of the churches appear. The visuals are accompanied by audio content, which includes the artist's own description of his work.
THE BLACKBOARDS
The Augmented Reality
PAINT LIKE A PROMPTER
Painting Session with AI
Create an art prompt by generating artwork using a storyboard as input for digitally generated images.
This is a collaborative session that sparks creativity and empowers decision-making. It is also a great opportunity to better understand Byzantine literature, particularly Ekphrasis. The prompts for the session are taken from a Byzantine text written by the poet John the Geometres, who describes his ideal garden in Constantinople.
PAINT LIKE A PROMPTER
The AI Painting
HOW TO BOOK
Create an online account
For your first online booking, you will need to create an account.
You will receive a confirmation email. If not, look for it in the spam or promotional emails.
Book the educational program
Select the date and register.
You will receive a confirmation email with your booking details.
Reservations for programs can be made up to 10 days before the school visit.
HIGHER EDUCATION
"MEC"
MODEL OF ECUMENICAL COUNCIL
BASIC INFORMATION
In 787 ac, the Seventh Ecumenical Council (also known as the Second Council of Nicaea) restored the images while condemning iconoclasm. What is considered ecumenical has shifted dramatically after a millennium plus 236 years. The advancement of technology has expanded the size of the planet (ecumene: oikoumén) to include the metaverse. Cyberspace has outpaced our spatiotemporal awareness, while our very human nature has become a transformable entity.
As a result of this vast field reflecting our mutable images in massive digital containers, the never-ending issue of Iconoclasm has reappeared, albeit as a much more complex issue that requires urgent re-consideration and re-evaluation.
MEC is a pilot educational conference modeled after an Ecumenical Council. Participants assume the role of a body representative, conduct research on current international issues, subject to theological, cultural, and social practices, form alliances, and propose solutions in the form of "resolutions."The fundamental idea of the Model of the Ecumenical Council is the right to our culture in the digital era.
PARTICIPANTS
Undergradutes, Graduates, Post-Graduates
LOCATION
The Karoussos Center
& Online
LANGUAGE
English
REGISTRATION
From 15/01/2023
TIME
MARCH-JUNE 2023
DURATION
Annualy
NUMBER OF PARTICIPANTS
Varied
REGISTRATION COST
School / Delegation Fee – €95
Participant Fee –€115 per person
IMMERSIVE DOME
BASIC INFORMATION
There is without a doubt no better place to immerse yourself in the world of Byzantine monumental art and history than our immersive dome.
The Karousos Archives' mobile, inflatable dome simulates the major architectural elements of a church, such as the dome and the sanctuary. The frescoes inside this immersive space are mapped in such a way that they rivet any visitor.
The frescoes have been transferred to the virtual environment using high-tech media and digitally processed images, producing transcendental experiences as in the physical church while also enhancing the audience's multi-sensory experience.
The dome can be installed in any institution (school, university, college, museum, etc.) as long as it meets certain requirements in terms of space, weather (if outdoors), and security.
PARTICIPANTS
From 8 years old
LOCATION
Anywhere
LANGUAGE
Greek - English
REGISTRATION
From 15/01/2023
TIME
TBC
DURATION
Runs throughout the year
NUMBER OF PARTICIPANTS
10 per slot
COST
TBC
