Kostas Mavrikis | Biographical data

Greek collector and author, awarded by the Academy of Athens, he is the inspirer, founder and manager of the Alonissos Museum.



Kostas Mavrikis was born and grown up in Steni Vala, Alonissos, Greece, on June 3, 1968 to parents from the island. His father, Dimitrios (†), was a diver and fisherman. His grandfather, Kostas Mavrikis, came from Ikaria island and at a young age he settled in Steni Vala, Alonissos.

In 1982, Kostas Mavrikis was the second diver, after his father, to dive to the depths of Peristera Island and witness a classic shipwreck. Its emergence became his obsession.

From a very young age he started collecting various antique items and preserving them. In 1985, some old banknotes, which the bulldozer operator from Volos, Dimitrios Konitsiotis, gave to him, sparked his interest in collecting and classifying items on a systematic basis. The initial range of his collections included coins, stamps and old photographs. Later, he added folklore items of daily use, documents, and naval and military pieces.

In 1987, he graduated from high school and studied Business Administration at a private school in Thessaloniki. He's a native Greek speaker, while he also speaks English and Italian. 

Kostas Mavrikis lives permanently on Alonissos where he operates. In 1991, he got married to Angela Agallou and together they have three children, Machi, Ikaros and Nina. 

At its meeting of June 30, 2020 (Act 25), the Central Archaeological Council (CAC) approved K. Mavrikis's request to be recognized as a collector.

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