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The Folklore Museum of Nisyros is located in Mandraki. It is housed in  two-storey mansion of the 18th century  his donation  Costa and Eleni Sakellaridi, which has been restored by the Municipality. The spaces have been designed to include the rooms of a traditional Nisyrian house, such as the kitchen, the oven, the bedroom, etc.

The museum exhibits works of folk art, mainly utilitarian, objects that were used in the past by the Nisyrians in their daily activities such as plows, scythes, boats, hand mills, jars and more. At the same time, characteristic photographic material and various memories of the past are presented. Also in the museum you will see old embroideries and textiles, documents, books, chests and various handicrafts.

Interesting in the bedroom, the so-called  single, that is, the traditional bed that once lay the whole Nisyrian family, while at the same time it included two storage areas, the cellar and the glavani, where they stored clothes, sheets and various other items.

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