Municipal Publications
Municipal Publications
The Municipality of Mykonos has produced publications with diverse content (historical, folklore, literary, artistic, etc.), all of which have a common goal to contribute to the promotion and preservation of Mykonos’ history and cultural heritage. The publishing activity of the Municipality began in 1986 and continues to this day.
1986
Following a proposal by Panagiotis Kousathanas, the first edition of ‘Orts’ ala banda! A Retrospective Journey through Old Mykonos’ was published under his supervision. (The 2nd edition was published in 2002 and the 3rd edition in 2024). The publishing effort continued in 1991 with the photographic journey ‘Delos, Spring of 1991 AD’ edited by Panagiotis Kousathanas and Vangelis Pelekis.
1997
The first volume of the Historical Dictionary of the Mykonian Dialect by Stavros Manesis was published, the first attempt to record the Mykonian dialect, which was completed with the second volume in 2001. The first volume was reprinted in 2022.
2000
Musician Giannis Zouganelis records the traditional instrumentalists of Mykonos and releases the CD ‘With Bagpipes and Drums’ under the auspices of the Municipality of Mykonos. A second musical recording effort was made in 2002 with the CD ‘The Children of Mykonos Sing Carols’ by the Children’s Choir of the Municipal Music School.
2002
The production of the first documentary about Mykonos by an ERT crew titled ‘Mykonos and Delos’ (2002) is made, while a Photographic and Historical Album 1880-1960 is published, edited by Kalliopi Triantafyllou Antonis Xydakis.
2007
The book ‘Ludovic Roussel, Fairy Tales of Mykonos’ is published, edited by Panagiotis Kousathanas, and in 2010 the book ‘Myzithra, zymithra (A True Fairy Tale)’. The fairy tale ‘The Pirate Mermelehas in New Adventures’ by Dimitra Nazou was published in 2019 by KDEPPAM and the Friends of the Folklore Museum of Mykonos.
2009
A series of publications with historical and folklore content begins: ‘Studies and Research on Mykonos in Social and Humanitarian Sciences’ (2009), ‘Mykonian Documents of the Russian Rule in the Cyclades 1770-1774’ (2018), ‘Aspects of the History of Mykonos in Modern Times’ (2018), Evangelos Monogyiou’s ‘The Mykonian Folklore’ (2021).
2018
The 4th volume of ‘Paramilites’ (texts on the history and culture of Mykonos) is published by the Municipality of Mykonos and Indiktos Publications, followed by the 7th volume in 2019, the 6th and 3rd in 2020, the 5th in 2021, and finally the 8th in 2022. The first two volumes were published by Indiktos Publications.
With the publication of the 8th volume (‘Thematic Bibliographic Guide for Mykonos’) by the Mykonian author Panagiotis Kousathanas in 2023, a richly illustrated volume with rare and timeless photographic material from Mykonos, the eight-volume series of ‘Paramilites’ was editorially completed.
The eight-volume collection of ‘Paramilites’ by Panagiotis Kousathanas is the product of years of research and effort, a unique (not only for Mykonos) literary achievement, a work that constitutes in its entirety an unforgettable intellectual adventure into the unknown Culture and History of the much-praised and equally maligned Mykonos. A ‘initiatory’ journey into known and unknown information about the place, written and commented on in an engaging way for the psyche-guidance and enlightenment of the ‘forgetful of its history’ inhabitant of the island, but also for the guidance of the future researcher of Mykonos’ History.
The 4,500 pages of the eight volumes contain the history and culture of the island and its inhabitants from prehistoric times to the present day. The variety of historical, cultural, folklore, linguistic, literary, combative, bibliographic, and even anecdotal topics in the eight-volume collection draw us into a fascinating read on the Culture and History of Mykonos from its mythological years to today.
The last six volumes of this long-term writing feat became an editorial reality within five years from 2018 to 2023 thanks to the Municipality of Mykonos and Indiktos Publications.
The work serves as a compass and heritage for current and future Mykonians and researchers of the culture and history of the
island to be able to continue and complement our knowledge with future new research and studies.
They are available in bookstores in Mykonos, in central bookstores in Athens, and at the P.K. Library.
2019
The Mykonian fairy tale by Dimitra Nazou ‘The Mykonian Pirate Mermelehas’ is published, followed by the fairy tale ‘Avgoustis and the Night with the Gyaloudes’ in 2021.
2023
In collaboration with the Philharmonia Orchestra of Athens, a CD with works by the Mykonian composer Georgios Axiotis and 4 volumes with all his musical works’ scores are published.
Art catalogs accompanied the main exhibitions of the Municipal Art Gallery of Mykonos:
Albert Gabriel – A French Architect in Delos during the Great Excavation 1908-1911 (2008),
Luis Orozco 50 Years (2010),
Aristotle Vasilikiottis (2010), Greek and Foreign Artists in Mykonos 1960-1970 (2011),
The Works of People, a photographic album by Vassilis Vrettou (2017),
Mary Paraskeva, Historical Photographs of a Cosmopolitan from Mykonos (2017),
Mykonos through the Eyes of Artists 2018, Maria Inglesi. A Mykonian Pioneer Painter (2019),
Manto Mavrogenous. The Heroine of the Greek Revolution through Today’s Lens (2021),
By the Hand of Merkourios Mykonos (2021
The books are available at the Panagiotis Kousathanas Library, in bookstores in Mykonos (Bibliochora, Myllos, Pena) and in central bookstores in Athens.