MUSEUMS OF SIFNOS
Folklore
and Pop Art Museum (in
Apollonia)
The
museum is situated at the central square (Heroon Square) of
Apollonia. It includes exhibited articles from the traditional life
of the island, such as agricultural tools, domestic ware, local
costumes etc. The main exhibited articles are the following:
collections of swords, rifles and old traditional costumes, woodcut
objects and trunks, needleworks and laceworks, domestic ware,
agricultural ware, sunshade objects, apiculture and pottery tools,
as well as busts of important Sifnos’ personalities. The museum is
open for the public from April to October, every day.
Information:
tel.
+ 30 22840 33730
Archaeological Museum
(in
Kastro)
The
museum includes collections of Archaic and Hellenistic sculptures.
The sculptures (tomb articles, statues, architectural pieces etc.)
are dated from the Archaic (6th century B.C.) to the
Roman Era (2nd century B.C.). The most important
exhibited articles are the following:
One anthemion crowning of a marble headstone from the 4th
century B.C.
One head from a marble female statue from the 4th century
B.C.
One marble head of a kouros (young man’s statue) from the middle 6th
century B.C.
One marble Ionic capital of the 6th century B.C.
One marble headstone from the Hellenistic times.
Days and hours of operation:
Tuesday-Sunday,
08:30-15:00,
information:
tel.
+30 22840 31022
Ecclesiastic Art Museum
(in
Exambella)
It
is lodged in Moni Vryssianis and among its exhibited articles there
are old publications’ issues, one Gospel of
1796, reliquaries,
cherubims, sacred ware, vestments, icons etc.
Information:
tel.
+30 22840 31335
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