Lychnostatis Open Air Museum

About the museum

The Lychnostatis Museum is an independent private institution that has been operating since July 1992. It grew out of the private collection built up over thirty years by Giorgos Markakis, professor of ophthalmology, speaker and author. The construction took seven years, from 1986 to 1992, and was carried out voluntarily by the five members of the Markakis family and three local workers, without mechanical means.

The buildings are made of local materials, stone, wood and clay, and are themselves the main exhibits. In March 1994 the Association of Friends of the Museum was founded to support its initiatives, while a Scientific and an Organising Committee advise on its development.

The collections are broad, ranging from agricultural tools to embroideries and from herbs to rhymes. The exhibits are allowed to speak for themselves: visitors may touch the objects and are encouraged to smell and taste the plants, fruits and products of the museum.

Highlights

• Open-air museum with buildings of stone, wood and clay
• Collections of agricultural tools, embroideries and herbs
• Visitors touch, smell and taste the exhibits
• Construction by the Markakis family, 1986–1992

Permanent exhibition

• Μόνιμη έκθεση: Παραδοσιακή ζωή και λαϊκός πολιτισμός της Κρήτης – Open-air exhibition in stone buildings with agricultural tools, embroideries, herbs and objects of traditional daily life.

Founded

1992

Operated by

Ίδρυμα Μουσείο Λυχνοστάτης

Admission & discounts

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Accessibility

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Kids & families

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Getting there & parking

There is a car park.

Amenities & dining

• Café
• Museum shop

Café and small shop with souvenirs.

Events & venue rental

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