Launched in January 2023 as part of the activities of the Greek Branch of the International Association of Music Libraries, Archives and Documentation Centres (IAML), Introducing Your Library / Archive is a series of online presentations featuring libraries and archives with music-related collections.
The series aims to introduce and promote institutions, organisations and individuals holding libraries, archives and collections of music-related materials, with a particular focus on Greek music in all its forms, while encouraging constructive discussion on issues of common interest in the field.
We warmly invite you to join us! Whether you work with music collections, are involved in research, or simply have an interest in music and its history, this is an opportunity to discover collections, meet the people behind them, exchange ideas and learn more about their work.
Our presentations are usually held at 6:30 p.m. and are open to everyone via Zoom. The meeting link is announced in advance, and no specialised knowledge is required to attend.
Would you like to introduce your own library or archive? We would be delighted to hear from you and welcome your contribution to a future presentation.
For further information, please contact the Greek Branch at iaml.greece@gmail.com.
Programme 2023
- 25 January: Hellenic Folklore Research Centre, Academy of Athens
- 22 February: Greek National Opera – Historical Archive and Virtual Educational Museum
- 29 March: State Conservatory of Thessaloniki – Music Library, Archives and Collections
- 26 April: Domna Samiou Greek Folk Music Association – The Domna Samiou Music Archive
- 31 May: General State Archives of Greece – Syros Department
- 25 October: General State Archives of Greece – Central Service
- 22 November: Evangelia Chaldaeaki – The Personal Archive of K. A. Psachos (1869–1949): A Brief Overview of the Materials Remaining in His Home
- 20 December: Corfu Philharmonic Society (“Old Philharmonic”)
Programme 2024
- 21 February: Cultural Foundation of the National Bank of Greece (MIET) – Hellenic Literary and Historical Archive (ELIA)
- 20 March: University of Ioannina, Department of Music Studies – Greek Music Archive
- 15 May: Jesuit Fathers’ Library and Archive – Hymns, Psalms, Songs and Fanfares: The Music Collections of the Jesuit Fathers’ Library and Archive
- 12 June: Hellenic Broadcasting Corporation (ERT) – The Historical Archive of Greek Radio and the ERT Digital Archive
- 20 November: Evangelia Chaldaeaki – The Archive of Nileas Kamarados (1847–1922) at the Greek Music Archive of the Lilian Voudouri Music Library of Greece
- 17 December: Mantzaros Philharmonic Society – The Archive of the Mantzaros Philharmonic Society
Programme 2025
- 22 January: American School of Classical Studies at Athens (ASCSA) – Three Music Archives in the ASCSA Collections
- 18 February: N. Dionysopoulos and M. Seiragakis – A Challenging Puzzle: The Giorgos Amargianakis Archive at the University of Crete
- 19 March: Sismanoglio Megaro (Istanbul) – Music Materials from the Collection of Father Meletios Sakoulidis
- 30 April: Laboratory for the Study of Hellenic Music, Department of Music Studies, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens – Archival Practices and Digital Documentation in Support of Research and Teaching
Programme 2026
- 28 January: Centre for Research and Promotion of National Music (KEPEM) – From the Field to the Archive: The Collections of Simon Karas and KEPEM
- 25 February: National Library of Greece – A Glimpse into the Music Collections of the National Library of Greece
- 18 March: Music Folklore Archive, Centre for Asia Minor Studies – A Guided Tour of the Melpo Merlier Music Folklore Archive
- 22 April: Thomas Tamvakos Archive of Greek Composers
- 21 October: Safeguarding Greek Musical Heritage: The Unique Music Collection of Greek Cultural Resources, Meletios Pouliopoulos. 🌐 Presentation language: English
- 25 November: Frank Martin Foundation – The Personal Archive of Swiss Composer Frank Martin 🌐 Presentation language: English