All Museums in Corfu

SEASHELLS Several collections of seashells from the Greek sea bottoms as well as the great depths of vast oceans, made with great respect to the ecosystem of the seas and the protection of the environment. SHARK JAWS The authentic shark jaws in exhibit are part of private collections and come mainly from the Indian and the Atlantic Ocean. PHOTO PROPS Read more...

During its long history, Corfu has been inhabited by people of various civilizations. The lasting remains of all these different cultures have blended beautifully in the long run and have shaped over the centuries the famous Corfiot tradition and the special identity of our local civilization. In Folklore museum of Acharavi are collected and exhibited objects, photographs, drawings and texts Read more...

This museum is housed in a traditional twofloor building in Sinarades. Each item has been collected by the educator and researcher Nikos Paktites, who dedicated his life to the protection and rescue of folk tradition. Items on display include the recreation of an old village bedroom, collections of farming implements, traditional Corfiot garments, kitchen utensils, church items, shadow theatre figurines, Read more...

This museum, dedicated to the Corfiot Count Ioannis Capodistrias, first governor of the modern Greek state, is situated at Koukouritsa, near the village of Evropouloi. Capodistrias excelled as a diplomat and later Foreign Minister of Russia in the early nineteenth century. He was born and spent the years of his youth in Corfu; this four-acre lot was a summer home Read more...

The Achilleion summer palace was built in the late 19th century on a lush green hill near the village of Gastouri, nine kilometers south of Corfu Town. It was commissioned by Empress Elizabeth of Austria (better known as Sissi), to be built in the neoclassical style on plans by the architects Raffaele Caritto and Antonio Landy. The building stands majestic Read more...

The historical building of the Castellino houses some of the most probing examples of the themes and styles that set the tone of Greek art in the last few centuries. The collection includes about 150 items (paintings and sculptures) from the Hellenic National Gallery collections, many of which are on display for the first time here, providing the visitor a Read more...

The “Donatos Paipetis” Olive Museum is located at the village of Kynopiastes, eight kilometers to the west of Corfu Town. From the nineteenth century until 1970 it was a traditional olive press owned by the Paipetis family. Visitors may see now the large collection of tools and machinery used in the extraction of olive oil, as well as photographs of Read more...

On 12th September of 1840 a group of Corfiots signed the founding proceeding of Corfu Philharmonic Society. This educational and concert organization, under the artistic superintendence initially of Nikolaos Halikiopoulos Mantzaros and later of other important composers of the Ionian Islands (such as Domenikos Padovanis, Dionysios Rodotheatos and Dimitrios Andronis) became one of the main centers for the development of Read more...

In the Museum, which is situated on the first floor of the historic building that housed the first Branch of the Ionian Bank in Corfu, visitor can see all issues that were circulated by the editorial banks and beyond, throughout the history of the modern Greek State. The Collection includes banknotes paper coins, documentation and related material, covering 180 years Read more...

Museum of Palaiopois – Mon Repos is located at a distance of 2km from the modern town centre, in the center of the Mon Repos Estate. The Museum is housed in a historic villa, which was built during the British rule in the Ionian Islands, by the Lord High Commisioner Sir Freederic Adam. The permanent exhibition comprises memorabilia of the Read more...