Tinos Marble Unesco

The marble masters of the cycladic island of tinos and their craft are now part of the intangible cultural heritage of humanity following a decision on wednesday by the unesco committee which met for its 10th session in namibia this week.

Tinos marble unesco.

Michalis saltamanikas was born in 1955 in pyrgos tinos. The art of marble carving is an expression of the cultural identity of tinos. Creation from a piece of marble dimensions 40x50x12 cm of a marble vessel sink with relief details in a free or geometrical shape. Tinos s rich heritage in marble craftsmanship was recently recognized by unesco which in 2015 inscribed it it in its representative list of the intangible cultural heritage of humanity.

The art of marble carving is an expression of the cultural identity of tinos. Marble craftspeople possess empirical knowledge of the composition and structure of marble bearing rock the properties of each kind of marble and the manipulation of its veins. Lambros diamantopoulos graduates of the school of fine arts of tinos. The island has produced some of the greatest modern masters of the craft such as yannoulis chalepas 1851 1938.

Tinian marble craftsmanship was inscribed in 2015 on the representative list of the intangible cultural heritage of humanity by unesco. The greek island of tinos in the cyclades is famed for its marble masters whose works can be found across the country. The art of marble carving as an expression of the cultural identity of tinos was included on unesco s list in 2015.