COLLECTION NAME
Georgios Mavrikos collection

CREATOR
Jacob Moe

COLLECTION DESCRIPTION
Founded by the Mavrikos family in 1864, the Tarsanas Shipyard is Syros’s oldest and most renowned traditional boatyard. This collection of materials belonging to boatbuilder Michail Mavrikos constitutes a unique chronicle of the social, technical and economic aspects of boatbuilding activity on Syros, including dozens of photographs, diagrams, letters, and other printed matter spanning the course of the 20th century. Collection courtesy of the Industrial Museum of Syros-Ermoupolis and the Mavrikos family.