Byzantine Museum Kythnos

The Byzantine Museum of Kythnos, Cyclades Greece: The Byzantine and Ecclesiastical Museum of Kythnos Cyclades is housed in the traditional church of Agios Georgios (Saint George), in the village of Driopida. The church distinguishes for its flat blue roof and it has recently been restored.

The museum hosts a large collection of 150 Byzantine and post-Byzantine icons, about 90 ecclesiastical books and other items, like Orthodox crosses, priest clothes and manuscripts. Some of the icons and books are really rare, created in the 18th century by monks of Mount Athos. The entrance to the museum is free.