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Museums and Galleries

Fresco from St Andrea’s Monastery at the Byzantine Museum, Zákynthos
Byzantine Museum,
Archaeological Museum,
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Corfu
Zákynthos
The museum has a fabulous collection The sculptured Gorgon Medusa frieze,
of ecclesias tical art comprising pieces found at the ancient site of the Temple
that were saved from the island’s of Artemis and dating back to 590 BC,
churches and monasteries follow ing is a highlight here. The 7th-century BC
the devastating 1953 earth quake. Lion of Menecrates sculpture is also on
Displays include icons, paintings, display. The museum remains closed
templons (sanc tuary screens) and for renovation due to lack of funds and
even a model of the elegant pre- no firm reopening date has been set.
earthquake town (see pp34–5). Vathý Archaeological
Antivouniotissa
Museum, Ithaki
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Museum, Corfu
MAP J4 • Vathý, Ithaki • 26740 32200
Located in the Church of Panagia • Open 9am–4pm Tue–Sun • Adm
Antivouniotissa, one of the oldest On display here are ceramic pots and
churches on the Ionians, this museum vases, metal tools and household items
has a fabulous collec tion of Byzantine from the Geometric period of Greek
and post-Byzantine treasures and art (9th to 7th centuries BC) to Roman
ecclesias ti cal arti facts from the times. Many were found during digs
15th to the 20th century (see p12). at Piso Aetós (see p87). The most
notable exhibit is a deco rated vase
Naval Museum,
3 with inscriptions about the
Zákynthos
goddesses Athena and Hera.
Reports and letters written
Museum of
during the two world wars, 6
with details of the Greek Asiatic Art, Corfu
merchant navy’s war time Housed in the Palace of St
activities, are the high lights Michael and St George, this
of this museum. Also on museum has over 11,000 pieces
display are uniforms, of Chinese, Korean and
paint ings and arti facts Japanese wea pons, furni-
from old ships, some ture and cer am ics col-
dating back to the 18th Exhibit from the lected by Corfiot diplo mat
century (see p32). Museum of Asiatic Art Grigórios Mános (see p12).

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