Faltaits Museum
Faltaits Museum
4.5
10:00 AM - 2:00 PM, 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Monday
10:00 AM - 2:00 PM
Tuesday
10:00 AM - 2:00 PM
Wednesday
10:00 AM - 2:00 PM
6:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Thursday
10:00 AM - 2:00 PM
6:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Friday
10:00 AM - 2:00 PM
6:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Saturday
10:00 AM - 2:00 PM
6:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Sunday
10:00 AM - 2:00 PM
About
The 'Manos & Anastasia Faltaits Folk Art & Ethnographic Museum' is based on Skyros island in Greece and more than fifty years protects and promotes not only the local culture and history but generally matters of the Greek identity, through the vast variety of its collections, various exhibitions, educational programs, theatre and music performances. It is a complex of buildings and temporary exhibition areas extended in 1.100m2 surrounded by a grove of 5.400 m2 that includes an open air theatre of 500 seats. The collections include wooden, metal and ceramic artefacts, traditional costumes, embroideries, hand woven fabrics, tools & utensils, weapons, local documentation & archives, books, from 16th century and on, till recent years.
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Σοφία Χατζηπαντελη
9 contributions
Sept 2023 • Business
Fantastic!!!!
treasure of heritage & culture!!! Warm thanks to our excellent tour guide Ms. Karabini Maria I have no words!! I thank her very much!! Especially moved by the dedication of Ms. Anastasia Faltaits!! My great honor!! I will give you an introduction by Manus Faltaits from his book...##Museums are not meant to bring the past to life alone... They must unite yesterday, with today & tomorrow!! I wanted to form a different kind of Museum, literally an institution of the Muses who would live, act & cooperate with each other in a unity of time, which does not distinguish yesterday...from today...& tomorrow... — at Faltaits Museum - Faltaits Museum.
treasure of heritage & culture!!! Warm thanks to our excellent tour guide Ms. Karabini Maria I have no words!! I thank her very much!! Especially moved by the dedication of Ms. Anastasia Faltaits!! My great honor!! I will give you an introduction by Manus Faltaits from his book...##Museums are not meant to bring the past to life alone... They must unite yesterday, with today & tomorrow!! I wanted to form a different kind of Museum, literally an institution of the Muses who would live, act & cooperate with each other in a unity of time, which does not distinguish yesterday...from today...& tomorrow... — at Faltaits Museum - Faltaits Museum.
Written 28 September 2023
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EUcitizenTravelling
Athens, Greece67 contributions
Aug 2020
very interesting and rare artifacts, hosts are very friendly and the place is unique. great collection of art and history pieces
Written 4 August 2020
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Ricky A
Qiryat Ata, Israel76 contributions
Sept 2019
The musuem is overstocked with items. It is really best to take a guided tour (costs a few euros more) so you get an underastnding of the infinite line of exhibits. Allow time afterwards to return on your own to study particulars that intersets you. In my opinion is a must visit, showing so many traditional items.
Written 10 September 2019
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Hayrick
Melbourne, UK155 contributions
Sept 2018
Don’t expect glass cases and dull scholarly labels. Instead look forward to an eclectic array of objects collected by 1 man and added to by a few others.
Make sure you go round with one of the guides who add even more colours to the kaleidoscope of things on display.
Make sure you go round with one of the guides who add even more colours to the kaleidoscope of things on display.
Written 21 September 2018
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Panos A
Athens, Greece19 contributions
Feb 2019 • Solo
A few meters from the monument erected to honor the English poet Rupert Brooks, on the rocky hill overlooking sea and shore is the renounced Faltaïts private collection. The winter visitor who rings the bell is thrilled to be welcomed by the noble lady herself whose deceased husband, the painter, writer, journalist and collector Manos Faltaïts transformed the mansion to this arc of Skyros island and Greek history and folklore. The thousands of things to admire include pottery and other rural life items of the past, paintings, embroidery (look for the various symbolic designs on marital bed sheets), books, local costumes, documents, examples of the famous SKYROS carved furniture. You need at least 90 minutes if you follow the enthusiastic guide, whose devotion to the Faltaïts cause reveal the originality and special value of this “treasure island”.
Tips: 1 visits at limited hours, give them a ring, 2 small entrance fee, 3 small gift shop, 4 excellent view, 5 narrow staircases make impossible the access to those with walking difficulties, 6 no photos allowed.
Tips: 1 visits at limited hours, give them a ring, 2 small entrance fee, 3 small gift shop, 4 excellent view, 5 narrow staircases make impossible the access to those with walking difficulties, 6 no photos allowed.
Written 16 February 2019
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USGuy11
USA/Greece180 contributions
Sept 2018 • Solo
I took a guided tour of the museum and was really impressed with his work, albeit at times a bit eccentric. However, he was known to be very interested in assisting the local people in maintaining their educational standard by donating books to the town, as well as his claim of reading every single book in his library. A must see on the island.
Written 19 September 2018
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ally1964cat
Heath, UK43 contributions
Jul 2016
I took a group here and Manos spoke to us about the museum and some Skyrian history, he made it all interesting and answered questions knowledgeably, I stayed enthralled and engaged and really enjoyed my trip to the museum, would definitely recommend a trip here, but call first to ensure it is open, the gift shop is very reasonably priced too, lovely place to get Skyros souveneirs
Written 27 July 2016
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Spookie26
Bath, UK47 contributions
Sept 2015 • Couples
A great place to visit and immerse yourself in Skyros culture. Be careful of the opening times. Don't forget to ask to see the Greek theatre.
Written 18 October 2015
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Eleni K
Athens, Greece36 contributions
Sept 2015 • Friends
the place where the museum is located, the different theme floors, the people that worked in it because they explain everything about the old time in Skyros the traditional clothes.Everyone must visit it
Written 22 September 2015
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ICH4239
Athens, Greece132 contributions
Aug 2013 • Friends
Very interesting collection of traditional items and local official documents. It's definitely worth the visit!!
Written 16 August 2013
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