Kyveli Institute is a non-profit, non-governmental cultural centre. It was founded in 1999 in Hermoupolis on the island of Syros, capital of the Cyclades group of islands, and a cultural and artistic focal point in the Aegean region.

Kyveli Institute aims to preserve, research, develop and disseminate the historical evidence pertaining to 20th century Greek and European theatre through the life and work of one of its great all-time stars, the actress Kyveli, and of her family.

Aims of the Kyveli Institute:

To research and promote the theme Culture–Art–Politics between 1888 – 1978, in Greece and abroad as a cohesive project centred on Kyveli's biography

To salvage, preserve and interlink the numerous archives of the period

To utilise cutting-edge technologies for the dissemination of informative and critical knowledge and the strengthening of research on related issues

To set up a functional nucleus for cultural and educational programmes at the Kyveli Mansion

To support research and researchers at the Centre of Documentation and Hospitality

To document the contribution Kyveli's family made to the theatre, the arts and politics, using printed and electronic means

To cooperate in the development of joint programmes with similar cultural – educational institutions around the world

To develop new means of creative expression at the local, national and international level, mainly focussing on young people engaged in the exploration of the theatre as the means of unity in cultural diversity

To strengthen local creativity at both the professional and amateur level

To assist in the development of cultural tourism in the Aegean region

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