Acharavi Folklore Museum - Acharavi
Archaeological
Museum – Town
The archaeological museum stands in Vraila Street, near the Garitsa coastal road and was built to house the Gorgon pediment from the temple of Artemis which was found in the area of Paleopolis. This pediment is dated back to 580 BC and is supposed to be the oldest one in Greece. In the archaeological museum of Corfu, visitors will also admire other founds from excavations from the archaeological sites of the island, from the ancient town of Cassiopeia and items from a private collection.
Museum
of Asian Art – Town
The Museum of Asian Art of Corfu is the only Asian museum of Greece and is housed in the Palace of Saint Michael and Saint Georges. It was founded in 1927 after that Gregory Manos, an ambassador, donated to the prefecture its private collection of 10, 500 objects of Sino Japanese origin. The museum was first a Chinese and Japanese Art Museum (until 1974) and became an Asian Art Museum later, when its collection was enriched with other private collection objects and items from Asia.
Byzantine
Museum – Town
This museum is housed in the church of Antivouniotissa, one of the oldest and richest churches in Corfu Town. In 1979, this church was turned into a museum and it exhibits a rich collection of Byzantine and post-Byzantine icons and relics, representing more than five centuries of religious fervour and art.
Casa
Parlante – Town
Casa Parlante opened its doors to the public in March 2014 and is actually a living history museum. With animated robotic figures, traditional furniture and real smells and sounds, this museum represents the daily life of a noble 19th century family.
Municipal
Art Gallery – Town
The Municipal Gallery of Corfu is housed in the Palace of Saint Michael and Saint George. It houses brilliant works of local artists of the 19th century and frequently it hosts important exhibitions.
Solomos
Museum – Town
Dionysius Solomos is the National Greek Poet who wrote the lyrics of the National Greek Hymn. He lived the major part of his life on the island of Corfu, where he wrote a great part of his work. The museum is housed in the beautiful house where the poet used to live and exhibits many of Solomos’personal items, a collection of its manuscripts, various portraits and some photographic material. The house of the poet was turned into a museum by the Corfiot Studies Society.
Sea
Shell Museum – Benitses
The Sea Shell Museum of Corfu opened by private initiative and it houses rare pieces from around the world, such as the Indian Ocean and the Meditteranean Sea. It is located outiside the village of Benitses.
Sinarades
Folklore Museum – Sinarades
The Historic and Folklore Museum of Corfu is housed in a traditional two-story house in Sinarades, a lovely village west of Corfu Town. It was established in 1982 by the Historical-Folklore Society of Corfu and exhibits items from the period 1860-1960.
Museum
of Music – Town
The Museum of Music "Nikolaos Halikiopoulos Mantzaros" opened in October 2010 with the initiative of the Philarmonic Society of Corfu. In fact, it is dedicated to the founder of this society and the composer of the Greek National Anthem and the Olympic Anthem.
Numismatic
Museum – Town
The Numismatic Museum of Corfu was founded by the Ionian Bank in 1981. It is housed in a building designed by a local architect, Ioannis Chronis. It hosts a rich collection of banknotes, coins, bank documents, stamps and other bank objects as well as reproduction of the modern manufacturing process of banknotes.Source: Greeka.com
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| Sino Japanese Museum - Corfu Town |
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| Sign for Living History Museum in Corfu town |
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| Entrance to the Living History Museum in Corfu Town |
