Folk & Ethnographic Museums

Folklore Museum Polygyros

The Folklore Museum of Polygyros began operating in 1998 and is housed in the renovated two-storey residence of the former mayor of Polygyros, Athanasios Karagkanis, who donated the building for this purpose.

History and Folklore Museum Arnaia

The Historical and Folklore Museum of Arnaia is located in a stone-built narrow street near the central square of Arnaia and forms part of the settlement’s historic center.

Folklore Museum Edessa

Folk Art Museum of Patras

The Folk Art Museum of Patras is an important cultural institution dedicated to the preservation and promotion of the modern Greek folk tradition and the cultural heritage of Achaia.

Historical and Folklore Museum of Giannitsa

The Historical and Folklore Museum of Giannitsa was founded in October 1997 by the Historical and Folklore Society of Giannitsa “O Filippos,” with the aim of promoting the local history and folk tradition of the area.

Folklore Museum of Katerini

Aitoloakarnania Folklore Museum

The Folklore, Historical and Literary Museum of Aetoloakarnania is an important cultural institution dedicated to preserving and promoting the history, traditions, and everyday life of the region of Aetoloakarnania and of Greece in general.

Zygomalas Museum

The Zygomala Museum was founded in 1937 through the initiative of Loukia Zygomala (1866–1947) and was originally established in the exhibition space added to the country residence of the Zygomala family.

Municipal Ethnographic Museum of Ioannina

The Municipal Ethnographic Museum of Ioannina is housed in the historic Aslan Pasha Mosque within the Castle of Ioannina.

Museum of Folklore and History Drosopigi

Ethnographic Museum of Pyrsoghianni

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.