Exhibition of Folklore Items in Artemonas
In the exhibition that operates in the summers in the beautiful village
of Artemonas you will admire a Sifnian house of traditional
architecture with old furniture, embroideries, framed pictures, gravures, earthen utensils, traditional
costumes, marriage contracts etc. There are also exhibited documents of the local
poet Ioannis Gryparis as well as his couch.
Info
Open from July 15 to Sptember 15, in the afternoon.
Museum of Ecclesiastical Art
Archaeological Museum of Kastro
It houses findings (clay figurines, coin collections, limestone lion
head, lachrimals) from the excavations in Kastro and the rest of the island, which date from
the late 8th century BC up to the 4th century AD. Among the most important
exhibits are the arathemote crowning member of
a marble grave column (4th century BC), the head of a marble female statue (4th
century BC), the head of a marble kouros (middle of 6th century BC)
and the marble Ionic column capital (6th century BC).
Info
Tel.: +30 22840 31022
Exhibition in the acropolis of Agios Andreas
It operates since 2010 in the archaeological site
of Agios Andreas acropolis,
with findings from excavations in the area. Printed and electronic educational material about
the ancient “asty” (city), i.e. Kastro, the mines of Sifnos and the ancient towers (fryktories) is exhibited.
Info
Open daily, except for Modays and bank holidays, from
8:30 in the morning to 15:00.
Folklore Museum of Apollonia
The building in the centre of Apollonia dates back to 1966 and the museum operates since
1974. Through its exhibits you will learn the daily routine and the history of
the island. You will see the Sifnian lace in Bobbin lace, agricultural tools
and weapons, costumes, the straw hats of Sifnos, the “tsikalia” for “revithada” (chickpea soup)
and “mastelo”, the
eighth edition of Tselementes,
“poulia” (Easter buns in strange shapes) and more.
Info
It operates in the summer.
Tel.: +30 22840 33730
