Greece
The Historical and Folklore Museum of Rethymno is housed in a 17th century Venetian mansion.
The History and Folklore Museum Rethymno was founded in 1974 for the purpose of research and gathering historical and folk material of Crete and especially of Rethymno prefecture.
The collections of the Museum are derived from donations and purchases and include more than 5,000 objects.
The Museum still has room for educational programs, lectures, cultural events, equipped with modern audiovisual media.
The permanent exhibition of the museum contains woven, costumes, embroidery, lace – thread compositions, ceramics, baskets, traditional agricultural tools, machining, tools traditional professions – knife maker, grommet, reseller, shoemaker.
The exhibits of the museum are very important, and consist of sculptures from Livadeia and Cheronea, ceramics from prehistoric and historic locations around Cheronea, Elateia,coins and weapons from the Tomb of Macedonians and the mass graves of Thebians in Cheronea.
The Archaeological Museum of Lemnos is in Myrina, at the location Romeikos Gialos. The exhibition aims to letting the visitor follow, through the exhibits and the visual material, the history of Lemnos from the Copper era to the Middle Ages, and to understand the island’s importance in the wider area of North Aegean Sea.
The National Museum of Modern Art began operating in 2000. This was a step to fill a big gap that existed for many years on international modern art for Athens.
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