Ιστορικό και Εθνολογικό Μουσείο Μάνης
The museum is housed in the Tzanetakis Tower on the islet of Kranai in Gytheio and presents the travels of foreign visitors in Mani.
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About the museum
The Istoriko kai Ethnologiko Mouseio Manis is housed in the three-storey Tzanetakis Tower on the islet of Kranai (Marathonisi) at the entrance to the harbour of Gytheio. The tower was built in 1829 for the family of Tzanetakis Grigorakis, a military leader of the Greek War of Independence (1821) and later bey of Mani, and is a listed monument. Since 1898 the islet has been connected to the mainland by a narrow strip of land 150 metres long.
The main exhibition “Travellers in Mani, 15th–19th Century” opened in 1993 and follows the routes of around seventy foreign travellers in Mani, with historical relics, manuscripts, works of art, rare maps and old editions from the Renaissance to the 19th century. The museum also presents material from the French Scientific Expedition to the Morea (1829–1832) and the development of fortifications on the Mani peninsula.
Highlights
- Tower of 1829 on the islet of Kranai
- Exhibition “Travellers in Mani, 15th–19th Century”
- Manuscripts, rare maps and old editions
- Material from the French Scientific Expedition to the Morea
Permanent exhibition
- Περιηγητές στη Μάνη, 15ος–19ος αιώνας – The routes of around seventy foreign travellers in Mani, with manuscripts, maps, works of art and old editions.
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