Skyrian Culture

Its museological importance and value lies in the fact that it is the most original and representative element of the life of a traditional Skyrian family, while at the same time, this is where the truly valuable artistic treasures–decorative items of intense aesthetics and sociological significance- can be found.Ceramics of high quality and great rarity are arrayed in rows on shelves and walls

Traditional furniture and other wood-carved objects are a prominent feature in the Museum's halls. The island has a long tradition in wood-carving and the Skyrian wood-carved furniture are the greatest creation in this field.

CeramicsOf the ceramics, first come the so-called Rhodian, the old ceramics of Nicea (Iznik)Among the best crockery of the "Aloni" are the large "blue plates". These are the famous Dutch Delft plates, produced between 1600-1800. They are copies of Chinese plates and their value is immense.Smaller in size, but of great value because of their rarity, are the Chinese and Korean plates from the 18th

 The most important part of the "Aloni', because of their artistic and material value, are the household utensils which are there mainly, or exclusively, for decorative reasons. This is because the interior decoration of the Skyrian house is one of the main characteristics of the Skyrians' folk culture.It constitutes a permanent artistic feature in the home, one that daily cultivates a sense

Skyrian costumesThe Museum owns a large number of complete Skyrian costumes as well as separate parts of clothing.The costumes show the caste status of the inhabitants of the island, as each caste (the ruling class or Megalostratites, the upper class, the seafarers, the shepherds, the farmers, the workers, the fishermen) had its own sartorial elements which, in older times, indicated the class