Historical and Folklore Museum of Arnaia

Arnaia is a picturesque little village in Halkidiki, 58 km from Thessaloniki. The museum, which belongs to the municipality, is behind the National Bank in the village center. The museum is housed in a two-storey building dating back to 18th century and its purpose is to display artifacts from Arnaia and the surrounding area.

The first room in the museum contains typical examples of the architectural heritage of Arnaia, and the second one - traditional folklore instruments. Apart from this, on the ground floor there is a display of agricultural tools (for sowing, reaping, threshing), bread-making equipment (millstones, kneading boards, proving troughs, bread-stamps), bee-keeping equipment (hives, frames, an extractor for centrifuging the honey from the cells, skeps), carpentry equipment (vices, moulds for roof tiles and bricks, files, planes). You can also see tools for preparing and serving coffee, weaving equipment and everyday utensils (cooking utensils, receptacles for carrying water, cauldrons, washing troughs, a brazier).

One particularly important exhibit is the Arnaia fire-engine which is 200 years old and based on the force-pump invented by Ktesibios (285-220 bc). It consists of bronze receptacles fitted with two pistons, between which the water passes and is stored in the receptacles.

Working hours: from 10:00 to 18:00 every day except Thursday. The working hours may vary in winter.

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Historical and Folklore Museum of Arnaia

Address and contacts

Address: Arnaia, Central Halkidiki, Halkidiki, North Greece, Greece
Phone: 0030 23720 22988
Phone: 0030 23720 22323
Location: view on map

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