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Folklore Museum

Folklore Museum

Mon, Apr 20, 2020

 

It is housed in a traditional building in the center of the village and was founded in 1980 with the initiative of N. Paralis and the local Folklore Association. The folklore collection includes utensils, agricultural tools and pottery, as well as pottery items, an art which has a long tradition in the village. Occasionally it hosts various artists exhibitions.

It is a remarkable example of urban architecture and expresses the provincial neoclassicism prevailing in Macedonia in the early 19th century. Today it is used as a place of culture. On the ground floor there is a lending library and an exhibition space hosting exhibitions of the village associations as well as various artists. In the basement there is a collection of agricultural tools while on the floor is a traditional house of Afytos. All the exhibits of the museum (furniture, woven, kitchen utensils, and tools) are courtesy sponsor of the village residents.