Lefkada
Museums
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ARCHAEOLOGICAL MUSEUM OF LEFKADA
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It is housed in the Cultural Center of the Municipality of Lefkada, in a modern building, and houses a variety of findings from ancient Niriko, Nydri, Hoirospilia (Egiros) and the cave at Fryni. The exhibits date from the Middle Paleolithic era (200,000 - 35,000 BC) to the late Roman period. These …»
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PUBLIC LIBRARY
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The neoclassical mansion of Zoulinos (19th century) houses the Public Library together with the Collection of Post-Byzantine Pictures of Heptanese art. The Library, founded in 1953, has 60,000 volumes of books (from the 16th century to the present day), newspapers and magazines, engravings and maps …»
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MUSEUM OF ECCLESIASTICAL ART
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Outside the village of Fryni, 4 km from the town, is the Monastery of Panagia Faneromeni where the Museum of Ecclesiastical Art is housed. At the northwest end of the Monastery, in a newly built two-story building, the Museum has been operating since 2006, where various objects of ecclesiastical art …»
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KAVALOS FOLKLORE MUSEUM
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The "Kontomicheo" Folklore Museum of Kavalos, of the Municipal Unit of Sfakiots, has been operating since 2004 in the building of the former Primary School of Kavalos. The Museum Collection was created from donations from various residents of the area such as Andreas Lazaris, Chr. Underfoot and …»
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KARYA FOLKLORE MUSEUM
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In Karya, 14 km west of the country, is the "Maria Koutsochero" Folklore Museum. It is housed in a traditional rural building from 1890 which was the residence of the Katopodi family. In 1912, it housed the School of Embroidery Art founded with the mediation of Queen Sofia. Maria Stavraka "the …»
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FOLKLORE MUSEUM OF LEFKADA
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In the old town of Lefkada is located the Folklore Museum of the Music and Philological Club Orfeus "Pantazis Kontomichis". The Association was founded in 1937 by a group of young mandolinata players and maintains to this day intense cultural and artistic activity with a choir, a dance group, a …»
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MARINE MUSEUM
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In the basement of the Ecclesiastical Museum of the Faneromeni Monastery, the Maritime Museum of Nikos Thanos' Faneromeni - "Morina" has been operating since 2011. Donor of the Collection, approximately 60 handmade wooden models of ships and nautical tools, is the chief musician Nikolaos …»
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LEFKADA ART GALLERY
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On the ground floor of the Lefkada Town Hall, the Special Lefkada Gallery has been operating since 2010, which consists of 109 paintings by Greek and foreign artists from the 19th century to the present day. The Collection was created from donations from art lovers of Lefkada as well as donations …»
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A COLLECTION OF POST-BYZANTINE IMAGES OF HEPTANESIAN ART
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The Collection of Post-Byzantine Pictures of Ionian Art is housed on the 1st floor of the neoclassical building of the Zoulinos family. The Lefkada Public Library is located on the ground floor of the mansion. The Collection consists of approximately 150 post-Byzantine icons of Heptanisian and …»
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PHONOGRAPH MUSEUM
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In the old town of Lefkada is located the small private Museum of Phonograph and Old Memorabilia. It was founded in 1980 by Takis Katopodi (Delimari) and is unique in its kind. The objects on display belong to the Collection of its founder, while some of them come from private donations. About 50 …»