Listed 100 (total found 182) sub titles with search on: Culture & Art Centres for wider area of: "GREECE Country EUROPE" .
DELPHI (Small town) PARNASSOS
Tel: +30 22650 82731-2
Fax: +30 22650 82733
MARATHOKAMBOS (Small town) SAMOS
Tel: +30 22730 31567, 37675, 37500
MAVROMMATI (Small town) THESPIES
ORMYLIA (Small town) HALKIDIKI
54/97 Decree of the Municipal Council of Ormylia The purpose of this legal person
is to preserve our traditions and promote our culture. The Cultural Centre includes
subjects like the environment, health, sports, music, dance, theatre, cinema,
archaeology, photography etc.
PLOMARI (Small town) LESVOS
Tel: +30 22520 32600
The Multipurpose Center of the Municipality of Plomari is housed in the old Soap Factory of Ioannis Poulias, an important monument of industrial heritage. The exemplary renovation of the building has created a multiform venue with up to date facilities to host conference and cultural events, periodic exhibitions, a guest house and the Municipal Care Centre for older people. In addition, there is a permanent exhibition presenting the Commercial, industrial and navigational Plomari in the beginning of the 20th century.
THESSALONIKI (Town) MAKEDONIA CENTRAL
Tel: +30 2310 295170-1, 295149
Fax: +30 2310 295276
Tel: +30 2310 288036
Fax: +30 2310 226460
Tel: +30 2310 424132-3
Fax: +30 2310 412143
Tel: +30 2310 271195, 270972
Fax: +30 2310 271501
LARISSA (Town) THESSALIA
At the exit of the town, on the road to Trikala.
It has been constructed in early 19th century and operated a Medium Agronomists
School, till the half of the 20th century.
This text (extract) is cited August 2003 from the Prefecture
of Larissa tourist pamphlet.
It has been founded on 1927 and is housed today at a modern private
owned building of the St. Bissarion square. Its philosophy is the cultivation
of music education in any person, without having in mind their social class or
age. Its artistic schemes are: a) The symphony Orchestra under directions of G.
Tsanakas, with participation of many other conductors and solists from the rest
of Greece and from abroad too b) The Female Chorus under direction of G. Tsanakas,
with noticeable country level distinctions and also an international competitions
experience c) The Children Band under directions of D. Karvounis, with many awards
in country level contests and cooperation with first class artist (M. Theodorakis,
M. Hatzidakis, S. Xarhakos and other) d) Byzantine Music Chorus e) Philarmonic
Town Band f) Traditional Music Orchestra.
This text (extract) is cited August 2003 from the Prefecture
of Larissa tourist pamphlet.
LIXOURI (Small town) KEFALLONIA
Established in 1836 from Lixourian composer Petro Skarlato.
MONH GONIAS (Monastery) KOLYMBARI
The Orthodox Academy of Crete is just north of Gonia. The Academy
is used for both lay and ecclesiastical seminars.
ANO SYROS (Small town) SYROS
Tel: +30 22810 82768
Fax: +30 22810 83924
The Centre for Historical Studies of the Catholic Diocese of Syros (K.I.M.K.E.S.)
was founded in 1986 and is located at Ano Syros, next to the Cathedral of St. George.
It includes the historical and ecclesiastical archives of the Catholic Dioceses of Syros and Thera,
as well as the archives of the Municipality of Ano Syros. Through the preservation and study of
the historical literary sources, one of the primary aims of the institution is to illuminate and promote
the history of Syros and the Cyclades in general.
THESSALONIKI (Town) MAKEDONIA CENTRAL
Tel: +30 2310 855255, 868186
Fax: +30 2310 855255
Tel: +30 2310 264668, 274167
Fax: +30 2310 274710
The Thessaloniki History Centre was created in 1983. Since its foundation
it has served the needs of the public and especially those of the scholarly community
according to the aims set out by its founders.
The Centre belongs to the Library Division of the Cultural Services
of the Municipality of Thessaloniki and seeks to coordinate relevant municipal
activities with those of other scholarly and cultural institutions of the city
and of individual scholars in the field of history.
Aims
The Centre has been designed to accomplish the following:
•To collect, preserve, catalogue and study primary and secondary sources
related to the history, cultural heritage, administrative, social and economic
life of Thessaloniki and its environs.
•To carry out and encourage research in the history of Thessaloniki and
Macedonia.
•To promote national and international interest in the history of Thessaloniki
and Macedonia and to encourage collaboration among scholars.
•To develop the interest of Thessaloniki residents in the history of their
city.
Operation
Since 1995 the Centre operates in its own building at Hippodrome Square,
donated by Anastasios and Ioulia Billis. It is supervised by an Advisory Committee,
which includes distinguished scholars and other men of letters of Thessaloniki.
This Committee, in turn, has been divided into sub-committees corresponding to
the various activities of the Centre.
Archive
The Thessaloniki History Centre houses the municipal historical archive.
Part of this archive is actually located in the Centre building and is gradually
becoming accessible to scholars. The Centre also possesses a number of important
private archival collections.
Library and collections
The Centre Library specializes in the city's historical literature.
It also contains an important photographic collection, a map collection and a
collection of cart-postals publicated in the beginning of the twentieth century.
The library is located on the second floor.
Other Events
The exhibition hall on the ground floor houses temporary exhibitions
of historical material on the city history, either from the Centre's own collection
or from private collections. The auditorium on the third floor is provided with
modern audio-visual equipment suitable for the organization of conferences and
lecture series.
Publications
The Centre publishes historical monographs, conference proceedings
and "Thessaloniki", an annual publication of scholarly articles related
to the history of the city from antiquity to the modern age.
Conferences
The Centre organizes conferences and other scholarly meetings alone
or in cooperation with other institutions of Thessaloniki and publishes their
proceedings.
Prospects
The Thessaloniki History Centre wishes to serve as the principal documentation
and research centre for the history of Thessaloniki and to highlight the features
of continuity in the city's past, no less than its metropolitan characteristics.
KALAMATA (Town) MESSINIA
Tel: +30 27210 22607
Fax: +30 27210 22907
MONI AGIOU IOANOU PRODROMOU (Monastery) STEMNITSA
Tel: +30 27950 81385, 81447
MONI GORGOEPIKOOU (Monastery) MANTINIA
Tel: +30 2710 561209
MONI VARSON (Monastery) KORYTHIO
Tel: +30 2710 572302
POLYKASTRO (Small town) KILKIS
PSACHNA (Small town) CHALKIDA
Tel: +30 22280 25140
Fax: +30 22280 25147
THESSALONIKI (Town) MAKEDONIA CENTRAL
Tel: +30 2310 374800, 374806, 374816, 374826
Fax: +30 2310 221066
Tel: +30 2310 424132-3
Fax: +30 2310 412143
VYTINA (Village) ARCADIA
Tel: +30 27950 22017
Fax: +30 27950 22017
VIOTIA (Prefecture) GREECE
In the following WebPages you can find an interactive map with all the monuments and museums of the Prefecture, with relevant information and photos.
AGIA TRIADA (Village) EVRYTANIA
Tel: +30 22370 96373
In the museum are traditional costumes, old objects and tools. There is a library of great interest that operates in the house of Chrysostomos Karapiperi with 8,000 books. It is 35klm from Karpenissi
This extract is cited August 2003 from the Municipality of Karpenission URL below.
ALEXANDROUPOLI (Town) EVROS
The Ecclesiastical Museum of the Holy Metropolitan Cathedral of Alexandroupolis is located in the former ‘Leontarideios Greek Urban Boys School’ in the square of Saint Nicolas. It was built in 1909 with the contricution of Anthony Leontaridis, a wealthy businessman from Maronia of Rodope, who upon return from Russia, established himself in Alexandroupolis. The exhibits in the museum are of exceptional importance and value for the history and culture of Thracian Greeks. The exhitits include icons, vestments, sacred vessels, wooden pieces, coins, etc. The hand-written minutes defining the liberation of the city in 1920 are of great historical value. The ecclesiastical Museum of Alexandroupolis is one of a kind in the area of Thrace. It welcomes foreign, as well as, local visitors year round. Tours to groups are given in cooperation with Holy Metropolitan Cathedral.
This extract is cited Sept 2003 from the Development Company of Alexandroupolis URL below, which contains images.
The Museum of Flora and Fauna of Evros Delta is without a doubt one of the most important sights in Alexandroupolis. It was established in 1985 by the Municipality of Alexandroupolis with the use of the embalmed bird and animal collection of Mr. Chris Goudner, a citizen of Alexandroupolis and expert on the Evros Delta and its fauna. At the museum a visitor can admire the large assortment of birds and animals exhibited in a way which portrays the natural environment in which they live. This is done with the necessary changes to the area so that with the appropriate use of materials and the adequate decoration and lighting, the wetlands of the Evros Delta are represented as they actually are. Wetlands of mountainous areas are also represented with animals such as the wild boar, the fox, the wolf, the partridge, etc. The image of the museum is made complete with the photography exhibit including photographs taken in the Delta, which can also be found in the museum.
This extract is cited Sept 2003 from the Development Company of Alexandroupolis URL below, which contains image.
The ‘Association of the Friends of Antiquity and Cultural Inheritance of the Prefecture of Evros’ created the Folklore Museum in the heart of Alexadroupolis. The museum operates as an exhibition place.
AMAROUSSIO (Suburb of Athens) ATTIKI
Tel: +30 210 6127245
Fax: +30 210 6127206
The Museum
was founded in 1991 by the most famous shadow player in Greece Eugenios Spatharis, a successful outcome of long-term and persisting efforts.
The Museum exhibits derived from his own collections, his father's Sotiris Spatharis and other Shadow Theatre artists as well.
The permanent exhibition - namely figures, accessories and stage material of the Greek shadow theatre - presents the history and evolution
of this traditional popular art from 1860 to the present. The Museum also possesses a library, an archive of press cuttings, photos and posters.
According to Eygenios Spatharis the aim of the museum "is not to show a lifeless exhibition of shadows...On the contrary, the intention is to keep them alive in a permanent hospitable home in which all young and old visitors will be accepted to amuse themselves and leave satisfied. Karagiozis' friends can also travel in the magic world of shadows learning about the performances and their history."
Some of the most important exhibits of the museum are:
• The classical figure of Karaghiozis,
drawn by Eugenios Spatharis. The first coloured figure was created in 1920.
• Black and
white figures of the traditional Shadow Theatre of the period 1900-1930.
• Coloured
shadow theatre figures of various types.
AMBELAKIA (Village) LARISSA
Tel: +30 24950 93302
The Mansion
of G. Schwarts is one of the most important mansions in Greece. The mansion,
erected in 1787, constists of three floors, where we can find the reception hall,
the bedrooms and other subsidiary rooms. It is richly decorated with wall
paintings and wood
carved ornaments.
The mansion (archontiko) began to be built in 1778 as the residense
of the President of the Ambelakia Cooperative, Georgios Mavros Schwartz. It was
also the haedquarters of the Cooperative for the more than forty years of its
existence (1778-1820). In 1965 it was purchased by the Greek State and since then
has been a monument open to the public.
The mansion is a characteristic example of the 18th century traditional
architecture. It was an L-Shaped plan and consists of a ground
floor and two upper storeys, the upper one of which has projecting balconies
(sachnisia). The most interesting feature of the interior are the wall-paintings
that adorn the wooden panelling in all the rooms.
This
decoration, which was executed by a painter known only by the initials L.L.,
was completed in 1798. It consists of both small and large compositions, with
geometric and floral patterns, and also landscapes, which have an impressive wealth
of subjects and testify to the skill and quality of their painting.
The exterior has been almost complety restored.
Nowadays it is used as a museum.
ARGOSTOLI (Town) KEFALLONIA
The
Corgialeneion Historical and Folk Art Museum at Argostoli, was founded in
1962 and is housed on the ground floor of the Corgialeneion Library.
The Museum's aim is to preserve the memory of the historical and
social conditions which prevailed in Cephalonia before the 1953 earthquakes. The
archival historical material of the Museum, depicts the historic past of the island
from the early 15th century to 1848.
The character of the Museum is a complex one. In it are portrayed
both everyday life and elements of folk culture and mainly the historical fortunes
of the island during the following periods:Venetian, Frankish, Turkish, the Turko-Russian
period and the periods of the French Revolution, the French Empire, provisional
British rule and finally the time of Union with Greece. There is also a vivid
depiction of town life and aspects of intellectual life.
To date, the Corgialeneion Museum has produced many interesting informative
and educational books and other material, as a means of communicating with the
public and promoting historical research.
The Museum contains historical documents with photocopies from the archives
of France and England, portaits, oil paintings, collections of personal objects
belonging to historic personages, porcelain, silverware, copperware, embroidery,
rural implements and utensils, a representation of a period bedroom, watercolours,
lithographs, maps, plans and drawings of churches and historic fortresses. It
also includes a photographic collection of about 3,000 photographs, works of art,
such as carved wooden icon screens, liturgical vessels, icons, coins, handwomen
articles etc. In addition, there is a specialized library including a section
of drawings of women's costumes from the 16th to the 19th centuries. Also notarial
deeds containing information on the names of the various kinds of dress and accessories
and of ornaments, such as varietes of lace etc. and musical instruments; historical
documentation on navigation and commerce, a reference library of about 500 volumes.
This text is cited Jan 2003 from the Hellenic Ministry of Culture URL below, which also contains image.
ARIDEA (Town) PELLA
Situated in a renewed rail-way station of Decauville type, which was
built by the allied forces in 1916 and operated until 1931, serving the needs
for transportation of people and goods in the region, it informs the visitor for
the flora richness and the main species of fauna that are hosted upon the massifs
of Voras, Pinovo and Tzena
which constitute the mountain arc of Almopia.
This text (extract) is cited October 2003 from the Pella
Prefecture Tourism Committee tourist pamphlet.
ASKLIPIOS (Village) NOTIA RODOS
Tel: +30 22410 34024
Fax: +30 22410 38885
AVLONA (Small town) ATTICA, EAST
Tel: +30 22950 42012
BOCHALI (Village) ZAKYNTHOS
The Ionian Islands Naval Museum, opened in 1997, is situated in beautiful Bohali.
Here the visitor can see water-colours illustrating the evolution of the Greek
navy from antiquity to the 20th century. Apart from the water-colours the exhibits
include objects from ships, miniatures of ships, shipping brochures, photographs
and many other interesting documents.
CHIOS (Town) NORTH AEGEAN
This museum is housed in the former Sultan Abdul Medjit mosque (2nd
half of 19th c.) where restoration works have taken place. In the courtyard one
can find sculpture from the Paleo-Christian, Byzantine, Ottoman and Venetian occupation
periods. Murals of the Post-Byzantine period, sculpture and popular art artifacts
are exhibited in the portico.
In the main hall one can find sculpture of the Palaeo-Christian, Byzantine
and Post-Byzantine period, Ottoman occupation and Venetian dominion. Other exhibits
include woodwork, terracotta artifacts and portable church icons.
This text is cited May 2003 from the Hellenic Ministry of Foreign Affairs URL below.
CHORA (Small town) MESSINIA
Chora is close to the archaeological site of Eglianos, where the kingdom of the homeric king Nestoras was. In this museum, which is one of the most important provincial museums of Greece and an «ornament» for the city, archaeogical findings from various historical eras are exhibited. In the three rooms of the museum, there are about 4000 findings from the excavations of Carl Blegen, Spyros Marinatos and lately of professor George Korre, in the areas of Pylia and Trifylia (Peristeria) which belong to the Mesohellenic (2200 - 1580 B.C) and the Late Hellenicc(Mycaenean) Era (1580-1120 B.C).
This text is cited Jan 2003 from the Messenia Prefecture Tourism Promotion Commission URL below, which contains image.
DELOS (Island) KYKLADES
Its collections of sculpture and relief representations are the finest
in the world. This museum was built in 1904 with expenses paid by the Archaeological
Society. The five western wings of the first building were supplemented with additional
wings in 1931 and 1972.
Currently the museum of Delos hosts the following collections:
•Vases from mid-3rd c. B.C. to the 1st millennium B.C.
•Statuettes (2nd - 1st c. B.C.)
•Tomb statues and columns (7th c. - 1st c. B.C.)
•Jewellery and various articles dating from the 2nd to 1st c. B.C.
•Mosaics from the 2nd and 1st c. B.C.
Significant exhibits of the Museum of Delos are:
•Corinthian alabaster
•Brass mask of bearded Dionysus (2nd c. B.C.)
•Statue of Apollo (2nd c. B.C.)
•Archaic Kore (young woman) (580 B.C.)
•Marble complex of Voreas abducting Oreithyia (end of 5th c. B.C.)
•Marble Statue of Dioscurides and his wife Cleopatra (138 A.D.)
This text is cited May 2003 from the Hellenic Ministry of Foreign Affairs URL below.
DIDYMOTICHO (Town) EVROS
DISPILIO (Village) KASTORIA
7.500 years ago a group of people chose the south bank of the lake
to build with wood and clay a village in or very close to the lake. This Neolithic
community confronts it for hundreds of years the challenges of the ecosystem of
the region by developing a broad spectrum of activities and a special civilization.
The excavation research that the group of Mr G. Ch. Chourmouziades,
professor of AUTH,
started in 1992 brought to light lots of significant findings. Though the study
of these findings there was an effort of reconstructing the image of the prehistoric
lake settlement and creating the first Greek Settlement Museum.
The Settlement Museum of Dispilio goes beyond the limits of a conventional
archaeological exhibition and transforms the archaeological information to a place
where one can experience it. In area of 20.000 square meters that represents the
ecosystem of the lake settlement, the visitor has the possibility to walk on the
wooden platforms of the village, to see the households of the 6th millennium BC
and to see closer the life of the Neolithic inhabitants.
The representation is surrounded by reception and recreation areas
and reflects a modern concept of museums on the level of using the archaeological
information.
This text (extract) is cited June 2003 from the Prefecture
of Kastoria tourist pamphlet.
DOMNISTA (Village) EVRYTANIA
Tel: +30 22370 92265
It offers many old objects and archival photographic material. It is 41klm from Karpenissi.
EGHIO (Town) ACHAIA
Tel: +30 26910 21517, 24614
The
museum is housed in the building of the old town market of Aigion, which was
designed by E. Ziller and built in 1890. The collections of the museum include
finds dating from the Neolithic to the Late Roman periods.
The most important items of the exhibition are:
Fruitstand with
painted decoration: It was found at the Neolithic settlement of Sylivaina
at Krathion and dates from the Middle Neolithic period (6000 B.C.).
Three-handled
pithos-amphora dated to the second half of the 15th century B.C.
Necklace of
cornelian and glass-paste beads dated to the 14th-13th century B.C.
Corinthian krater
bearing painted representations of sphinxes and an eagle. Dated to 690 B.C.
Antefix decorated
with a painted palmette, from the Archaic temple at Aigira.
Dated to 500 B.C.
Clay sima with
painted decoration: It belonged to the Archaic temple at Aigira and is dated
to 500 B.C.
Marble statue
of Aigiochos dated to the 1st century A.D.
ERMIONI (Small town) ARGOLIS
Adjacent to the church of Agioi Taxiarchoi is situated a restored
house built in the local vernacular style, the Economou Residence, where the Third
National Assembly began in 1827. Today, the building houses the town’s museum
of history and folklore. In the front garden stand the statues of the Mitsa brothers,
leaders of the Greek War of Independence in Ermioni.
In the vicinity of the museum is situated an old school dating back
to the time of Kapodistrias; constructed on an ancient wall, the school currently
serves as a center for cultural events.
This text (extract) is cited March 2004 from the Municipality
of Ermioni tourist pamphlet.
FIRA (Small town) SANTORINI
The new building (from 1960) replaced an older one that was devastated
by an earthquake in 1956. Currently, a new Museum is in progress on the isle of
Thera. The collections housed in the new building are inscriptions, sculpture,
earthenware and clay statuettes from the Geometric to the Hellenistic period.
Some of the most important finds exhibited are:
•The upper torso of an archaic Kouros
•Attic black-figure amphora
•Attic black-figure kylix
•Large volcano boulder
•Clay Daedalic figurine (the lamenter)
This text is cited May 2003 from the Hellenic Ministry of Foreign Affairs URL below.
GALAXIDI (Small town) PARNASSOS
Tel: +30 22650 41558
The building
that now houses the archaeological collection of Galaxidi was constructed in the 1830's and until 1870 it functioned as
a carpet industry where the sailors' wives were occupied. Later it housed the Municipality of Galaxidi and in 1932, the
Maritime Gallery of the town. In 1979 the finds from the area of Galaxidi were transferred from the
Museum of Delphi to the
Maritime and Historical Museum of Galaxidi and
were exhibited in one of its halls.
The archaeological collection includes finds from Galaxidi and the adjacent areas as well as
items raised from the sea.
Some of the most important exhibits are:
- Early Helladic hydria (water jar) found in the area of a shipwreck,
in the sea off Galaxidi.
- Red-figure pelike. It bears painted representations on both sides:
a man and a youth are depicted on one side,
a woman and a youth on the other. The work is attributed to the Syrakousae painter.
- Bronze folded mirror bearing the relief representation
of a woman's head.
GRANITSA (Village) EVRYTANIA
Tel: +30 22370 61040, 61035
Since 1970 the museum has been in operation in the village, with folk art objects and the Papantoniou and Granitsa library. It is 83klm from Karpenissi.
IERA MONI LIMONOS (Monastery) LESVOS
Tel: +30 22530 22289
The Monastery
of Leimon is a men's convent, situated in the centre of Lesbos, at a 14 km
distance from Kalloni, in a fertile basin. It was founded in Byzantine years and
was inhabited until the occupation of the island by the Turks. The monastery was
re-founded in 1526 by Saint Ignatios Agallianos, a significant personality who
contributed in the rebirth of both education and the Church. At that time the
well-known "Leimonias" school - which remained open until 1923 - functioned
within the monastery's enclosure.
The katholikon (main church) was built in 1526, at the time of the
monastery's reformation and was repeatedly restored. It is a three-aisled basilica
with the roof of the middle aisle higher than the other two and a double narthex.
It is decorated with interesting wall paintings that date in the second half of
the 16th and the first half of the 17th century. Worth mentioning is the wooden-carved
gilded templon in the church's interior.
Today in the monastery there is an important library with manuscripts
and a vestry.
IERA MONI PROUSSOU (Monastery) EVRYTANIA
Tel: +30 22370 80705, 80725-6
There is an interesting museum in the monastery with many historical and religious exhibits, such as books from the 15th and 16th centuries, manuscript codices, typed books, a sword from 1821 that may have belonged to Karaiskaki, as well as many vestments. It is 33klm from Karpenissi.
This extract is cited August 2003 from the Municipality of Karpenission URL below.
IOANNINA (Town) EPIRUS
The museum was inaugurated in 1995. The building (1960) hosting the
museum is located in the center of the town of Ioannina and used to function as
a Royal Pavilion. It hosts collections of post-Byzantine icons (16th - 19th c.
AD), sculpture from the Palaeochristian and Byzantine periods, terracotta, books
and manuscripts, silver items (this is separate gallery housed in a nearby building
with a displaying a reconstructed silversmith's workshop) and finds from archaeological
excavations. In addition, the town of Ioannina is renowned for its silver jewellery.
Some of the most important exhibits are:
•Icon (Saint John the Baptist) painted by the Cretan artist Theodoros Poulakis
(second half of 17th c.)
•Manuscript Gospel (1575 A.D.)
•Wall painting from the Holly Church of Voulgareliou, Arta (1281)
•Wall painting from a mansion at Ioannina (19th c. AD, by Demiris)
This text is cited May 2003 from the Hellenic Ministry of Foreign Affairs URL below.
The Museum of Greek History is the work of artist P. Vrellis who is
credited with the realization of a unique project that took him 13 years to complete:
the natural size representation of various historical figures and events inspired
by Greek history. He used wax to reproduce the effigies of historical figures
and compose events. The museum itself (of 2500 m3 in volume) was completed in
1993 and was designed by the artist himself. P. Vrellis used to exhibit his wax
effigies and concepts in his village, Bouzakaeoi of Ioannina, during the period
1975-1995. Currently, the museum's exhibits are classified in 36 thematic units
each representing a series of historical events (e.g. battles), periods and historical
figures of Greek history.
Some of the museums representations are:
•The Secret School
•The founding of the Society of Friends (Filiki Etaireia)
•"Thieves and Men-at-Arms" (Kleftes kai Armatoloi)
•Theodoros Kolokotronis
•Regas Velestinlis
•Konstantinos Kanaris
•The Headquarters of 1940 (Kalpaki cave)
•The women of Pindos (1940)
•The Battle of Crete
•Asia Minor
This text is cited May 2003 from the Hellenic Ministry of Foreign Affairs URL below.
KARYA (Small town) LEFKADA
At the privately-run Folk Museum of Karya, the visitor can learn about the life
and discover the character of the mountain Lefkadiot. Through the traditional
exhibits, he will come to understand the persistence, patience and intelligence
of these people who lived in tough conditions and yet created an entire popular
culture. Each year on 11 August the traditional Lefkadiot wedding takes place.
Great care is taken over every detail and the wedding attracts large crowds.
KASTORIA (Town) MAKEDONIA WEST
The building of this museum is located on top of a hill where the
Byzantine acropolis once stood. It was inaugurated in 1989 and currently hosts
icon collections (second half of 12th c. - 17th c. AD) from various churches (of
Byzantine and Post-Byzantine style) in the town of Kastoria, sculpture, mosaic
works as well as woodwork and sacred items.
Some of the most important exhibits are:
•The Descent from the Cross (ca. 1400)
•The Icon of the Annunciation of Virgin Mary (16th c.)
•St Cosmas and Damian (14th c.)
•Icon of St. Nicholas (15th c.)
•Icon of Christ Pantocrator (14th c.)
This text is cited May 2003 from the Hellenic Ministry of Foreign Affairs URL below.
Tel: +30 24670 28603
The Folklore Museum of Kastoria is lodged in the mansions of Nerantzi
Aivazi in the Doltso area.
The articles of the museum concern items used in older times and they
are connected to the activities of the people of Kastoria in their homes, their
work, their leisure and their social life. The articles concerning the fur process
are remarkable. The pavilion is divided into three areas, the kneading room, the
larder and the wine cellar.
On the mezzanine floor there is a room with a fireplace.
This text (extract) is cited June 2003 from the Prefecture
of Kastoria tourist pamphlet.
It is the museum where safeguarded traditional local costumes of men
and women. It is lodged in the mansion of Emmanouel Brothers and possesses an
important collection of traditional costumes of Kastoria city and the wider region.
Its operation is based on the effort of the musical and philological club "ARMONIA",
which works and sees for its enrichment and its completion.
The exhibits include:
- Women's costumes
- Men's costumes
- Children's costumes
- A rich collection of coins
The museum preserves the cultural heritage of the region. It demonstrates
the way of life of the people of that time, the quality of life, and the relations
of the people of Kastoria with Europe and the rest of the world.
This text (extract) is cited June 2003 from the Prefecture
of Kastoria tourist pamphlet.
KAVALA (Town) MAKEDONIA EAST & THRACE
KIFISSIA (Suburb of Athens) ATTIKI
Tel: +30 210 8015870
Fax: +30 210 8080674
The Natural History Museum
was founded in 1964 by Angelos and Niki Goulandris, as a private non profit institution
devoted to study and protection of natural environment, the first museum of its kind to be established in Greece.
The Museum galleries host extensive collections of animal and plant fossils,
representative samples of contemporary flora and fauna from all over the Greek territory and a rich minerals and rock collection.
The exhibits illustrate the evolution and biodiversity of ecosystems,
while a special display is dedicated to man’s first appearance and development on earth.
The exhibition galleries encompass the following fields:
• Botany
• Zoology
• Entomology
• Marine Biology
• Ornithology
• Herpetology
• Geology
• Paleontology
Furthermore the Institute’s primary mission - and its founders’ vision -
is to promote the ecological principals and the environmental protection ethics.
Special displays are dedicated to two marine species threatened by extinction,
the Mediterranean monk seal
(Monachus monachus) - a rare and one of the most endangered mammals in the world -
and the Loggerhead Sea Turtle (Caretta caretta).
In addition the Museum has developed a continuous and eminent scientific activity,
relating to field research, collection, identification and recording of species, landscape studies of areas of particular environmental interest,
digitization of the museum collections, publications, collaborations with other scientific centres and institutes in Greece and abroad.
The Goulandris Natural History Museum was also the first to initiate environmental education in Greece and today plays a pivotal role in this field
by the implementation of programs, projects and workshops, addressed to pre-school and school-aged children, but also to the general public.
Ever since its foundation the activities of the Museum focus on raising awareness about the critical environmental issues
and cultivating attitudes favouring the preservation of natural wealth.
Tel: +30 210 8085560
Fax: +30 210 8085560
KILKIS (Town) MAKEDONIA CENTRAL
Tel: +30 23410 22477
Tel: +30 23410 76578
KONITSA (Small town) IOANNINA
Permanent exhibition with photos of the monuments of Konitsa and greater area. It is located at the renovated traditional building of the archaeological area of Konitsa, near the stone bridge. According to the initial inscription on Arabic letters that is built-in left to the entrance into the floor, the building was constructed in 1869-70 in order to be used as a seminary. Its founder was sheik Zourabis, who characterizes the school, on the inscription, as the "birthplace of learning and studying". After the liberation and for many years the building used to serve as a nursery school. Nowadays, it hosts the photographs exhibition and serves as a place for welcoming the Ministry of Culture and for promoting the antiquities of Konitsa area.
The color photos cover a long period of time of human cultural activity in the area, from 15000 B.C. until the end of 19th century.
This extract is cited June 2003 from the Municipality of Konitsa URL below, which contains images.
KORINTHOS (Town) PELOPONNISOS
The legal status of this museum is Legal Persona of Private Law. It
was founded in 1976 and opened to the public in 1988. The purposes of this museum
are to collect and promote folk art items for the benefit of public education.
It is housed in own premises, a three-storeyed building designed by S. Kydoniatis.
Its collections include various silver handicraft, woodwork, farm implements and
utilities resourced from the area of Corinth. Other items include: costumes and
their paraphernalia from all regions of the country, embroidered fabrics and rare
publications. This museum participates in and organizes training programmes and
temporary exhibitions.
This text is cited May 2003 from the Hellenic Ministry of Foreign Affairs URL below.
KORYSCHADES (Village) KARPENISSI
Tel: +30 22370 22309, 25102
In May of 1944, at the village school, the National Council, formed from the First Free Elections, met. Since then, the school building has been declared a landmark monument and an exhibition of the photographs of the National Resistance photographer Spyros Meletzis is housed there. It is 6klm from Karpenissi.
This extract is cited August 2003 from the Municipality of Karpenission URL below.
KOSKINOU (Small town) RHODES
Tel: +30 22910 76462
Fax: +30 22910 76323
KRINIDES (Small town) KAVALA
This museum was built in 1961. It hosts finds from the Hellenistic,
Roman and Paleochristian periods unearthed in the town of Philippoi and from the
prehistoric settlement of Dikili Tas.
Among the most important finds exhibited are:
•Fragment of a decree by Alexander the Great
•Grave stele of Kleomoiris
•Votive relief of a Hero-horseman
•A marble portrait bust of Leucius Caesar
•The founder's (ctetor) inscription detached from a mosaic floor
This text is cited May 2003 from the Hellenic Ministry of Foreign Affairs URL below.
LOUTRA ARIDEAS (Settlement) PELLA
Tel: +30 23840 91300, 91388
Since 1991, a Physiographic-Folklore Museum has been operating in
the spa town, which even through it is small in size concentrates important findings
in the fields of physiography, paleontology, speleology and folklore-history.
Its palaeontological department is constantly enriched by the findings of the
researches in the speleological park; meanwhile, among the findings the bones
of the cave bear are included, findings of Hellenistic and Roman age, as well
as the objects connected to folklore.
This text (extract) is cited October 2003 from the Pella
Prefecture Tourism Committee tourist pamphlet.
LYKOSSOURA (Village) MEGALOPOLI
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