The Folklore & History Museum of Milos is located behind the Church of Panagia Korfiatissa in Plaka.
The museum was founded in 1967 by the Union of the inhabitants of Milos in Athens. Here you can learn many things about what life on Milos was like after the 17th century (mainly from 1850 to 1930).
The museum is not an exact representation of a certain type of household, however aspects of the life of the inhabitants in that time period are presented through various objects. Thus, you will learn about people's everyday chores inside and outside the house, their influences from other regions, their nutritional and dress preferences, their entertainment, how they organized their time and how they used the local resources.
This two-storey museum is comprised of a living-room with exhibits, a work place with a loom, a kitchen, a bedroom and a cellar (used also for the storage of rural products). The attic houses a historic record. In all the rooms you can admire furniture, textiles, needlework, clothing of that period, house ware, decorative objects, everyday objects and old photographs.
Open hours
- Tuesday - Saturday, 10:00-14:00 & 18:30-21:30
- Sunday, 10:00-14:00
Tickets
- Full fare: 3€
- Reduced fare: 1,5€
