Aegean Maritime Museum: A characteristic example of best practice for a Greek museum transitioning into the “new digital era.”

As it approaches the celebration of its 40th anniversary, the Aegean Maritime Museum is entering a new era, adopting best practices to contribute in a unique way to the preservation and promotion of maritime history and Greek culture as a significant asset on the global stage.

The Aegean Maritime Museum is a non-profit private legal entity and has been operating in Mykonos since 1985. Its mission is the preservation, promotion, and study of Greek maritime history and tradition. It highlights the role of shipping during the pre-revolutionary and revolutionary periods in the country’s subsequent economic and social development, showcasing this through its extensive and rare collection of exhibits.

It constitutes a vibrant hub of culture, as it continuously seeks modernization and transition into the new era by every available means. At the same time, it has made the protection of the marine environment a priority. Its ultimate goal is its further development, evolution, and successful transition into this new era.

The Museum’s administration, with the support of the Municipality of Mykonos and the Ministry of Culture, proceeded—through funding from the Operational Programme “Fisheries and Sea 2014–2020,” under Priority 4 “Increasing Employment and Territorial Cohesion,” following a call by the Intermediate Body “Cyclades Development Company S.A. (Local Authorities)”—with the modernization of the Museum’s functionality, the digitization of its exhibits (including improved preservation conditions), as well as its outreach and further promotion.

Within this framework, the Aegean Maritime Museum welcomes you to its website, www.aegean-maritime-museum.com, offering the possibility of a virtual tour inside the Museum—an initiative that constitutes an important legacy for its future and, above all, for the historical journey of Greek shipping.

In the era of digitization and new technologies, the “phygital” (physical and digital) strategy applied to both the physical and digital exploration of the Museum ensures an authentic and immersive experience of maritime tradition for audiences in Greece and around the world.

The Aegean Maritime Museum now stands as a modern museum of the new digital era. Thanks to the determination of its administration and the valuable funding of the Drakopoulos family, it has achieved not only operational and functional sustainability, but also further growth and development as a point of reference and a source of comprehensive cultural information and online promotion. It ensures a framework of scientific integrity, quality, and multilingual presentation of its exhibits both in Greece and internationally.

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