Roma Basketry Museum

About the museum

The Roma Basketry Museum was founded in Komotini on 18 February 1995 and is located in the settlement of Thrylorio, about nine kilometres from the city. It is an ethnographic and technological museum, unique in its subject in Greece and in Europe.

The original core of the collection consisted of baskets of the Roma from the three national parts of wider Thrace: the Greek, the Bulgarian and the Turkish. Gradually the collection was expanded with objects from other countries of the Balkans and the world, also made by populations that are not Roma. Today it comprises more than 1,000 objects — baskets, panniers, withies, brooms, mats, tools and miniatures — of which about 500 are on display.

Visitors see a panorama of basketry, with baskets by Pomaks, Pontians, Eastern Thracians and Cappadocians, as well as materials, weaving techniques and tools. The museum also functions as an educational centre: it develops educational programmes for primary and secondary school pupils, carries out research and promotes the Romani basket as a traditional and ecological product.

Highlights

• More than 1,000 objects, about 500 on display
• Baskets from Thrace, the Balkans and other countries of the world
• Seven-minute video on basketry
• Free guided tour
• Educational programmes for schools

Permanent exhibition

• Μόνιμη έκθεση του Μουσείου Καλαθοπλεκτικής των Ρωμά – Baskets, panniers, brooms, mats and weaving tools from Thrace, the Balkans and other countries, with information on materials and techniques.

Founded

1995

Admission & discounts

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Accessibility

• Partially wheelchair accessible
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• Accessible restroom: no information
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• Service dogs welcome: no information
• Tactile models & exhibits: no information
• Sign language tours: no information
• Easy-to-read materials: no information
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For visitors using a wheelchair, the museum installs an access ramp if it is notified in good time.

Kids & families

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Getting there & parking

The museum is 9 km from the centre of Komotini, about 10 minutes by car. It is at the end of the village road, in the last corner ground-floor building, about 300 metres from the museum sign on the main street of Thrylorio.

Amenities & dining

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