Corfu Kapodistrias Museum

Corfu Kapodistrias Museum: Information on the Kapodistrias Museum of Corfu, Greece

Kapodistrias Museum of Corfu: The Kapodistrias Museum is housed in a stately17th century manor, and is conspicuous by its collection, which includes the personal belongings and furniture of the legendary John Kapodistrias the first President of the modern Greek State. This magnificent two-storied mansion dates back to 1845 and was designed by Chronis, who was a renowned architect in his own rights.

An interesting fact about the inside of the museum is the manner in which the ceiling-painting on the ground-floor is

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attached to the ceiling. The use of layer after layer of canes to hook the paintings is absolutely splendid.

Originally the mansion was the property of the distinguished Kapodistrias family. Till the year 1969, the ground floor of this palatial edifice housed the numerous offices of the Corfu Prefecture while the upstairs was exclusively meant to serve as residence for the prefects. The mansion underwent extensive restoration work in 1979, in order to help preserve this historical building for generations to come.

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