The Historical-Folklore Museum of Corinth – Vassos Petropoulou-Pan. Gartagani, was established in 1976 by Alkmini Petropoulou-Gartagani and has been operating for the public since 1988.

The Museum is located in the center of Corinth, next to Eleftherios Venizelos Square (Floisvos), near the Corinth Military Club and is surrounded by a small square where the bust of its founder has been erected. Its rich collections date from the early 19th century to the mid-20th and include traditional women’s and men’s clothing from many parts of Greece, weaving, embroidery, silversmithing, metalwork and woodcarving, tools of rural and pastoral life, a variety of household items. , rare editions of books (16th – 19th century), maps and engravings.

The Museum develops multifaceted activities, which highlight its social role and its intense educational character.

Opposite the Church of the St Paul the Apostle lies a low building, which now houses the Ecclesiastical Museum. This building is an excellent sample of anti-seismic architecture by Professor Per. Paraskevopoulos.

Inside the Ecclesiastical Museum important objects are stored, such as part of the findings from the early Christian Basilica of Agios Leonidos and the seven deacons of the ancient port of Lechaio. You may also take a look at the archive of Ottoman and Greek documents of the most historic Holy Monasteries of Corinth, Panagia Faneromeni and Aghios Georgios Feneos, as well as the old archive of the Holy Monastery of Aghios Dimitrios Stefanios and other documents. These documents have been published with the relevant supervision of Metropolitan Bishop Pandeleimon in a Greek translation from Turkish.

Antimonies of old hierarchs of the Holy Metropolis of Corinth are also included, such as St. Makarios of Notaras, as well as hierarchical vestments.

The collection of the Ecclesiastical Museum is complemented by several Byzantine and Post-Byzantine, mainly, portable icons of great religious, artistic and historical significance, such as the personal icon of Ioannis Kapodistrias, the First Governor of Greece, and part of post-Byzantine masonry frescoes preserved from the 1981 earthquake of the old Church of Perachora. The important exhibits of the Ecclesiastical Museum were recently transferred to a specially designed area of ​​the Krokideio Hall, located in the building complex of the Diocese of the Holy Metropolis of Corinth.

An old traditional press in Solomos, Corinth, has been transformed into an experiential folklore museum and offers its visitors a journey into our folk tradition.

You don’t just have to let go of the stories you have to tell. Stories from the stone village house, the Cellar, the square, the school, the cafe and the orchard.

Visit Linos for a romantic trip back in time.

Ancient Corinth Museum was built in 1932 to house numerous artifacts brought to light by the archeological dig. It was built by the American School of Classical Studies, with a donation from Ada Small Moore.

It is located inside the archeological site and highlights the long history of the whole of Corinth with findings that prove the value of the area.

If you want to see rich finds from the richest city of the Peloponnese in antiquity, then you must discover its treasures.

Remarkable works of Greek culture from the early geometric years (1,000 BC), objects of the geometric period, early Corinthian vessels, statues (from the 1st century BC), mosaic floors, dummies of human limbs (4th century BC) .), inscriptions, sculptures, the 2 Kouros from the area of ​​Tenea.