Skiathos
Museums
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ECCLESIASTICAL MUSEUM
Museum
Various objects from the cultural and ecclesiastical heritage of Skiathos are exhibited in the elegantly decorated area of the Evangelistria Monastery. In the floor showcases one can admire the collection of holy relics, silver and gold chalices, tablets, blessing crosses as well as unique …»
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HISTORICAL MUSEUM
Museum
The dining room on the ground floor of the Monastery of Evangelistria is used as an exhibition and conference space of the International Cultural Center of the Monastery. To meet the needs of holding seminars, conferences and events, "monastery-style" wooden tables and chairs have been installed. …»
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FOLKLORE MUSEUM
Museum
It operates in the area of the old olive mill on the north side of the building complex of the Evangelistria Monastery. Through the exhibits, the local tradition, the folk culture of the region is displayed. In different corners of the hall, the daily life of the inhabitants is presented with the …»
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MUSEUM OF MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS
Museum
It is housed in the Monastery of Evangelistria and is considered the only one of its kind in the Greek territory. It hosts 500 exhibits from the collection (1600 pieces) of Anna Deligiannis, who since the 70s had collected musical instruments from various parts of the world. These are traditional …»
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PAPADIAMANTIS HOUSE
Museum
Unfortunately, the house where the great Skiathos writer, the cosmopolitan Alexandros Papadiamantis was born on March 4, 1851, no longer exists. It was sold and its buyers demolished it. But the house where Papadiamantis grew up and died is preserved. It is the new house that his father built in …»
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CULTURAL CENTRE
Museum
The Cultural Center was founded on July 6, 1986 and inaugurated on September 9, 1992. It is housed in the house where Alexandros Moraitidis, philologist and writer (1850-1929), cousin of Papadiamantis, also known as the Andronikos monk, lived in the last years of his life. The Cultural Center …»