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Kefalonia Museums: Information about the museums of Kefalonia Greece, Ionian

 

 

 

The Archaeological Museum

This museum is the most complete of the museums of Kefalonia and houses various finds from the prehistoric, the Hellenistic and the Roman period.

The best part of the collection is from the Mycenaean period and consists of finds such as coins, swords, sculptures, ceramics and tools.

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The Natural History Museum
 
  Established by the Society for the Protection of the Environment of the islands of Kefalonia and Ithaca, the Natural History Museum is located in the village of Davgata.

This museum was founded in order to introduce the natural environment of Kefalonia and Ithaca to the people, and to protect it.

Visitors will find here precious
The museum also houses a collection of drawings of women costumes as they used to be between the 16th and the 19th century.

Information and documents explaining the every day life and the folk culture of Kefalonia are also exhibited along with information about the most important historical events that took place during the Venetian, Frankish, Turkish, French and British periods as well as the union of the Ionian Islands with the rest of Greece.
 
Archaeological Museum

The Ecclesiastical Museum of Apostole Andreas of Milapedia

The museum is housed in the buildings of the Monastery of Milapedia, in the village of Perata. It contains an interesting and rich collection of ecclesiastical exhibits.

 
and interesting information about the fauna and flora of both islands.

The Corgialenion Historical and Folk Art Museum

This interesting museum is housed in the ground floor of the Corgialenion Library, in the capital of Kefalonia.


It has been founded in order to preserve the memory of the political, economical, social and historical conditions of Kefalonia before the earthquake of 1953.

The archives of the museum consist in various documents, personal items, portraits, tools,

utensils, maps, icons, photography, books and much more, dating from the beginning of the 15th century and after.

Many interesting books have been produced by the Historical and Folk Art Museum.

Dragati cave
 
Dragati cave

Iakovatios Museum and Library

The Iakovatios museum is a remarkable place to visit while in Kefalonia. It has a collection of rare books and artifacts.

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Dragati cave
Dragati cave

Skala Roman Mosaic
Skala Roman Mosaic

Arcaeological Museum 03
Arch. museum 3
  
 
Melisani cave
Melisani cave

Arcaeological Museum 02
Arch. museum
 
 
Melisani cave 02
Melisani cave 2

Argostoli Arcaeological Museum
Arch. museum 2

 
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