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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.
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