Top 10 museums in Epirus

Top 10 museums in Epirus

Epirus offers museums connected to mountain culture, archaeology, silversmithing, art and the history of northwestern Greece.

The museums of Epirus reflect a region defined by mountains, lakes, stone settlements, trade networks and strong local identities. Visitors can discover archaeology, traditional crafts, modern art and regional history through museums that feel closely connected to their landscape and communities.

  1. Archaeological Museum of Ioannina
    Ioannina

    Archaeological Museum of Ioannina

    The Archaeological Museum of Ioannina is located in the city centre of Ioannina, the modern capital of Epirus, on the Litharitsia hill in a prominent site owned by the Greek Ministry of Culture.

    View museum
  2. Averoff Gallery Metsovo
    Ioannina

    Averoff Gallery Metsovo

    The Averoff Art Gallery is a museum of modern Greek art located in Metsovo, in the region of Ioannina.

    View museum
  3. Archaeological Museum of Igoumenitsa
    Ioannina

    Archaeological Museum of Igoumenitsa

    The Archaeological Museum of Igoumenitsa is a modern regional museum that has been operating since late 2009 in a newly constructed building at the northern entrance of the city.

    View museum
  4. Silversmithing Museum of Ioannina
    Ioannina

    Silversmithing Museum of Ioannina

    The Silversmithing Museum is located inside the Castle of Ioannina, in the western bastion of the southeastern citadel known as Its Kale.

    View museum
  5. Ethnographic Museum of the Ioannina University
    Ioannina

    Ethnographic Museum of the Ioannina University

    View museum
  6. Byzantine Museum of Ioannina
    Ioannina

    Byzantine Museum of Ioannina

    The Byzantine Museum of Ioannina is located within the archaeological site of the castle of Ioannina, on the eastern terrace of the southeastern citadel (Its Kale).

    View museum
  7. Historical Museum of Crete
    Heraklion

    Historical Museum of Crete

    The Historical Museum of Crete is one of the most important cultural institutions in Crete, presenting the island’s history from the early Christian period to modern times.

    View museum