KYTHERA ARCHAEOLOGICAL MUSEUM
Unfortunately, Kythera does not have a museum space worthy of its history. The space occupied by the Archaeological Museum was ceded to the State by the Kytherian Association in 1975. Since then, it operated until 2006 when, following a strong earthquake, the building suffered damages and is doomed to be demolished. The museum’s exhibition held headstones, coins, pottery, statues, Aphrodite with Eros and the famous statue of the Archaic age, the famous archaic Lion of Kythera. Most of the findings from excavations on the island are stored in the warehouses of the Archaeological Museum of Piraeus. The Greek government ignores the cultural wealth of Kythera and the whole Greek territory in general, inflicting a huge damage on the cultural identity of Greek people and to the local economies.
Information
Archaeological Museum
80100 Kythera
Tel.: +30 2736031739
26th Ephorate Of Prehistoric and Classical Antiquities
In charge: Eftihia Ligouri
Alkiviadou 229, 18536 Peiraias
Tel.: +30 2104180972, +30 210-4518 388
Ε-mail: protocol@kstepka.culture.gr
BYZANTINE MUSEUM
After many years of efforts, the 1st Supervision of Byzantine Antiquities presented the collection of Byzantine and post-Byzantine art, accommodated in the post-Byzantine church of Analipsi in Kato Livadi. The Holy Diocese of Kythera has ceded many of its heirlooms. You will see Byzantine wall paintings, portable fresco works such as icons and ceremonial items. Unfortunately, today the island’s Byzantine history can not be presented in only one small room. Most of the heirlooms and icons are kept in the warehouses of the Holy Diocese of Kythera. The Greek government dismisses the cultural wealth of Kythera and the whole Greek territory. This causes a huge damage to the cultural identity of Greek people and to local economies.
Information
Operation days: Daily except Monday
Byzantine Museum
Livadi, 80100 Kythera
Τel.: +30 2736031731
1st Ephorate of Byzantine Antiquities
In charge: Hariklia Koilakou
Polygnotou 2, 105 55 Athina
Tel.: +30 2103213571, +30 2103217232, +30 2103312038-9
Fax: +30 2103216292
Ε-mail: protocol@1eba.culture.gr
