Museum of Zakynthos
Museum of Zakynthos features on the Gingerguide audio walk through Zakynthos. Give it roughly ~60 min: enough to look, hear a two to three minute story on the spot, and ask the AI guide whatever the story leaves open.
- Type museum
- Suggested visit ~60 min
- Zakynthos Zakynthos guide
About Museum of Zakynthos
The Museum of Zakynthos, often called the Byzantine Museum, on Solomos Square, with icons, wall paintings and carved screens rescued from the churches destroyed in 1953, masterpieces of the Cretan and Ionian schools.
The museum opened in 1960 and holds works that survived the earthquake and fire of 1953. Its icons, from the fifteenth to the nineteenth century, include works of the Cretan School and of the Ionian School of painting.
The museum is closed on Tuesdays, and in winter it opens only from Wednesday to Saturday. It has a ticket, with some free days. A model shows the town as it was before 1953.
Did you know? The Museum of Zakynthos, opened in 1960, keeps icons, carved screens and wall paintings rescued from the churches destroyed in the earthquake of 1953.
How long is a visit to Museum of Zakynthos?
Set aside roughly ~60 min for Museum of Zakynthos. That covers a good look and the narrated story, and because you set the pace you can always stay on.
Is Museum of Zakynthos worth your time?
Museum of Zakynthos is among the 13 narrated highlights the Gingerguide team chose for Zakynthos, so it is worth a look. Hear the story for the context, then ask the AI guide for anything more.
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Sources and further reading
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