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2nd Scientific Conference of the State Archives on the occasion of the
International Archives Week
The 2nd Scientific Conference of the State Archives took place today, Tuesday 6 June 2023, on the theme: "Public and Private Archives in Cyprus. Allies or Competitors". The conference was held on the occasion of the International Archives Week, which this year is celebrated between 5 and 9 June 2023, and coincides with the 75th anniversary celebrations of the International Council on Archives, founded in 1948 by the UN. The aim of these celebrations, at international level, is to highlight the usefulness of archives for society and good governance and to raise public awareness of their importance and value.
The State Archives of the Republic of Cyprus, in its effort to establish its scientific conferences in order to promote the archival institutions operating in Cyprus, and above all, to foster archival culture and awareness in society, organized its 2nd scientific conference, focusing on the relations between archival institutions (state and private) in Cyprus.
The conference was welcomed by the Minister of Justice and Public Order Mrs. Anna Koukkidi Prokopiou, who stressed the importance of archives for both good administration and historical research, and praised the efforts to coordinate the actions of all archival institutions in Cyprus, underlining the contribution of the State Archives to this end.
In his speech, the Deputy Curator of the State Archives, Mr. Christos Kyriakides, after welcoming the participants, stressed the importance that the State Archives attaches to the smooth functioning of the archives of Cyprus in general. He presented, at the same time, his intention to further support private archival institutions by providing all assistance to them, as well as his continuous efforts to cultivate a proper archival culture, which will lead to the creation, preservation and conservation of other private archives.
The contribution of their organizations to the preservation of their respective archives and the possibilities of further cooperation between private and public archives were discussed by the Director General of RIK, Mr. Thanasis Tsokos, the Deputy Director of the Library of the University of Cyprus, Mrs. Elena Parpouna Diomidis, the Director of the "Larnaca Archives - Phoebus Stavridis", Mr. Mr. Joseph Hadjikyriakos, and the Scientific Director of the Centre for Studies "Tassos Papadopoulos", Associate Professor of Contemporary Greek History, Mr. Petros Papapolyviou.
At the same time, presentations were made on private archives operating in Cyprus, how they have been preserved and what they include. The Director of the Museum of the Holy Monastery of Kykkos, Mr. Stelios Perdikis spoke about the letters of Archbishops from the Archives of the Monastery, while the Director of the Centre for Studies of the Holy Monastery of Kykkos, Mr. Kostis Kokkinoftas and the Historian-researcher Ms. Ersi Dimitriadou spoke about small private archives that they have preserved and possess.
In the discussion that followed, the most important conclusion that was drawn is that the challenges that archival institutions have to face are common, and the cooperation of all institutions with each other is necessary to address them. The role that the State Archives can play is an important one, as it will be the link between all archives operating in Cyprus, providing them with support, know-how and expertise.
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