New floor for old church
In the past week the church of Vlatos got cleaned, the wooden floor was removed from the ceiling, all wood was oiled and a new floor was installed. Now let’s start the music, the theater and the laughs!
In the meantime in the old church
As part of the Old School Museum the old church, that never was a church because the roof collapsed when it was finished, the roof beams were replaced, the tiles cleaned and the mezzanine removed. [ngg_images source=”galleries” container_ids=”40″ display_type=”photocrati-nextgen_basic_thumbnails” override_thumbnail_settings=”0″…
A Chinaman In China by Jules Verne, adapted by Nikos Kazantzakis
Part of the collection in the Old School Museum of Vlatos consists of books. All are digitally stored by now and one of them is quite special; it is an adaptation of Jules Vernes’ A Chinaman In China by the…
Fragments of museum artefacts
A small collection of fragments shot of objects in the Old School Museum in Vlatos. Opened daily from 10:00 to 13:00. [ngg_images source=”galleries” container_ids=”38″ display_type=”photocrati-nextgen_basic_thumbnails” override_thumbnail_settings=”0″ thumbnail_width=”240″ thumbnail_height=”160″ thumbnail_crop=”1″ images_per_page=”20″ number_of_columns=”0″ ajax_pagination=”0″ show_all_in_lightbox=”0″ use_imagebrowser_effect=”0″ show_slideshow_link=”1″ slideshow_link_text=”[Show slideshow]” order_by=”sortorder” order_direction=”ASC” returns=”included”…
28th October 1940: OXI
In the archives for the museum a couple of poster were found remembering the 28th of October 1940 when Metaxa told the Italians NO (OXI) and with that answer got Greece involved in WW2. Here are some of those posters….
A visit to the Old School Museum
Today we show you some details of the exhibition on display at the Old School Museum in Vlatos. It is winter now so the light is not optimal but you will get a good impression of the exhibition. Feel free…
Restoring the Old School Museum and Church
Apart from many wooden antique items that need to be cleaned and oiled, we also started to clean and repair the old church. Yesterday the wooden roof beams were cleaned and today holes in the wall are repaired. It’s getting…
Old School Museum in Vlatos is now open for public
This week the Old School Museum is open for the first time. It is looking for feedback about the exhibition, the decoration and for suggestions about what a visitor would like to see. Here are some of the first pictures:…
Old School Museum in Vlatos is taking shape
The past week a lot of work was done at the old school of Vlatos. With the help of Johanna we decorated the museum and the entrance. Now it is open to the public to gather feedback of the visitors…
Remembering weaving
Inaxorio helps the syllogos of Vlatos with establishing a small historic museum. Part of the exhibition will be 2 working looms. The knowledge of these ancient machines is getting lost so it is quite a challenge to restore these beauties….
Artefacts in the Vlatos museum
Inaxorio helps to create a local history museum in Vlatos, Inaxorio. Part of the work is cataloging all printed materials like maps, books and pictures. We hope to restore and frame them in due time. Here are some of them….
Jacobs’ stone collection in Milia
Jacob Tsourounakis, one of the builders/designers of Milia, collected a large number of stone throughout his life. Now you can see them in Milia across from the restaurant. [ngg_images source=”galleries” container_ids=”19″ display_type=”photocrati-nextgen_basic_thumbnails” override_thumbnail_settings=”0″ thumbnail_width=”240″ thumbnail_height=”160″ thumbnail_crop=”1″ images_per_page=”20″ number_of_columns=”0″ ajax_pagination=”0″ show_all_in_lightbox=”0″…
A beautiful Greco-Romano mosaic
[ngg_images source=”galleries” container_ids=”8″ display_type=”photocrati-nextgen_basic_thumbnails” override_thumbnail_settings=”0″ thumbnail_width=”240″ thumbnail_height=”160″ thumbnail_crop=”1″ images_per_page=”20″ number_of_columns=”0″ ajax_pagination=”0″ show_all_in_lightbox=”0″ use_imagebrowser_effect=”0″ show_slideshow_link=”1″ slideshow_link_text=”[Show slideshow]” order_by=”sortorder” order_direction=”ASC” returns=”included” maximum_entity_count=”500″] In the Archeological Museum of Kastelli you will find all kinds of treasures from Polyrinia, Falasarna and Kastelli excavations. The…