Explore lefkada's, greece, cultural background. visit the museums

Explore lefkada's, greece, cultural background

. visit the museums

1) The Lefkada Archaeological Museum.

Located on Faneromeni Street, in the capital of Lefkada, the archaeological museum houses various archaeological finds dating from the Early Bronze Age and on, found by the German archaeologist Dorpfeld in the sites of Nidri, Kariotes, Evgiros and others.

Most of the archaeological finds of the island are housed in the Museum of Athens and the one of Ioannina but this museum has some interesting items which make it the most interesting museum of Lefkada. Anesis Village Studios and Apartments is located onliy few minutes . www.lefkada-anesis.com

2) The Folkloric Museum of the Musical and Literature Group "Orpheus".

The Orpheus Folklore Museum on Lefkada: The Orpheus Folklore Museum was founded by the Musical and Literature Association called "Orpheus", which also runs a radio station, a choir, a musical and a theatrical school. The museum opened its doors in 1937 and was named "The Folklore Museum Pantazis Kontomixis".

Its collections include important exhibits of objects and items from the everyday life of the Lefkadite people, e.g. dresses, tools, textiles, looms and hand-made items, among others. In addition, the Orpheus Folklore Museum has a room that was modified to look exactly as a traditional Lefkadite house, in order to get a better view of the island's culture.

3) Museum of phonographs: The private museum of phonographs is placed in the main square of Lefkada town, close to the old city. It was founded in 1980 by a private collector and contains some very interesting items. Its exhibits include different models of old phonographs, gramophones and radios. It also houses many decorative items, from which some musical instruments stand out, apart from old newspapers, old postcards, guns, swords, pieces of jewellery and coins, which generally date from 1880 to 1950.

4) Folklore museum of karia.

In the mountain village of Karia we find the cultural museum of Maria Koutsohero. This is a small private museum with works from Maria Koutsohero. You can see the unique needle works known as "Karsaniki velonia" known only by the woman of Karia. Unfortunately the younger woman are not so interested in this needle work anymore and this art is likely to dissapear.

The Ecclesiastic Museum of Faneromeni Monastery: The Ecclesiastic Museum of the Faneromeni Convent is ideally located on the outskirts of the village of Fryni, which is at 4 Km from the picturesque town of Lefkada. The majestic museum of Ecclesiastic Art showcases objects of art collected from the many temples and convents of Lefkada island spanning a period from the second Turkish occupation (1479-1684) to the time of the islands amalgamation with mainland Greece in the year 1864.

The Ecclesiastic Museum of Faneromeni Monastery: The Ecclesiastic Museum of the Faneromeni Convent is ideally located on the outskirts of the village of Fryni, which is at 4 Km from the picturesque town of Lefkada. The majestic museum of Ecclesiastic Art showcases objects of art collected from the many temples and convents of Lefkada island spanning a period from the second Turkish occupation (1479-1684) to the time of the islands amalgamation with mainland Greece in the year 1864.

The museum is housed in an elegant two story edifice ideally located on the grounds of the Holy Convent and has designer rooms exclusively meant for the display of a plethora of objects of ecclesiastical art.

The majority of the exhibits consists of rare paintings of renowned Eptanese and Lefkadite artists of the post Byzantine period. Objects of the museum include icons and pieces of chancel screens like magisterial icons, epistyles and exquisite door panels. Of special significance is the plethora of ecclesiastical manuscripts and antique prints that once belonged to the convents library.

The museum is replete with outstanding publications by Greek and foreign printers who belonged to the pre Greek revolution and the revolution years. Mention must be made of the exquisite silver works consisting primarily of crosses, candelabra, grails, trays, icon frames as well as gospel covers. The museum also takes prides in its numerous canonicals and cloths dating back to the 18th century.

Grab the opportuntity and visit the fabulous island of Lefkada. Feel the magic of the past as you are exploring the history and the tradition. www.lefkada-anesis.com

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