The Folkloric Museum of Central Corfu

The Folkloric Museum of Central Corfu

The museum was established by the Historical - Folkloric Society of Corfu in 1982. It is housed in a traditional building in the village of Sinarades, 12 km west of Corfu town.

The whole museum is a reproduction of a middle-class village home of the 19th century. On the ground-floor is a huge room housing old tools and household effects.

The first floor consists of the kitchen, sitting-room and bedroom with their original decoration and furnishings.

On the second floor visitor will find a study with books, old documents and a collection of documents that have been donated to the museum.

On the same floor there are various Corfiot holiday costumes and musical instruments, farming tools, a shoesmith workbench, ceramics, fishing equipment, a children corner and various tools.

The Folkloric Museum of Central Corfu The Folkloric Museum of Central Corfu
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