Μουσείο Υφαντικής Αρναίας
The Textile Museum is housed in a stone building of 1870 and presents the stages of weaving and the calligraphic textiles of Arnaia.
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About the museum
The Arnaia Textile Museum has operated since 1 November 2010 in a two-storey stone building of 1870, which was a private residence and is known as the Giannoudena house. The municipality renovated the building to house the collection. Arnaia was known for its handmade textiles, mainly rugs and wall hangings; women wove them and the men sold them to monasteries and houses throughout Macedonia.
The material comes mainly from the collection of the weaver Charikleia Dimitrakoudi, one of the last weavers in the area. In the 1990s she had converted the ground floor of her house into a small museum and guided visitors free of charge. In 2009 her children donated the loom and her fabrics to the municipality.
On the ground floor the stages of processing wool are presented, from washing and carding to spinning with distaff and spindle and weaving, together with personal objects of Dimitrakoudi. On the upper floor calligraphic wall hangings, household textiles and garments are displayed, while a reconstructed room of a traditional Arnaian house shows how the fabrics were used in everyday life.
Highlights
- Stone building of 1870 (Giannoudena house)
- Stages of processing wool, from carding to weaving
- Calligraphic wall hangings of Arnaia
- Collection and personal objects of the weaver Charikleia Dimitrakoudi
- Reconstructed room of a traditional Arnaian house
Permanent exhibition
- Μόνιμη έκθεση Υφαντικής – The stages of weaving on the ground floor and the calligraphic textiles, household textiles and a reconstructed traditional room on the upper floor.
- Founded
- 2010
- Operated by
- Δήμος Αριστοτέλη
Admission & discounts
| Adults | €2 |
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| Children & teens | €2free up to age 4 · Free admission for children under 5. |
| Visitors with disabilities | freeFree admission for people with disabilities. |
| Groups | €1 per personPrice per person for groups. |
The ticket of €2 is valid also for the Historical and Folklore Museum of Arnaia. Free admission is also available for guides and holders of a culture card.
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Getting there & parking
The museum is near the central square of Arnaia, opposite the Historical and Folklore Museum.
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Plan your visit
| Good to know | The Historical and Folklore Museum of Arnaia is opposite and is visited with the same ticket. |
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