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The Archaeological Museum
This museum is the most complete of Kefalonia museums and houses various finds dating back to the prehistoric, the Hellenistic and the Roman period.
The best part of the collection dated back to the Mycenaean period and consists in finds such as coins, swords, sculptures, ceramics and tools.
The Natural History Museum
Established by the Society for the Protection of the Environment of the islands of Kefalonia and Ithaca, the Natural History Museum is located in the village of Davgata.
This museum was founded in order to present the natural environment of Kefalonia and Ithaca and make people care about it and protect it.
Precious and interesting information about the fauna and flora of both islands are presented.
The Ecclesiastical Museum of Apostole Andreas of Milapedia
The museum is housed in the buildings of the Monastery of Milapedia, in the village of Perata. It contains an interesting and rich collection of ecclesiastical exhibits.
The Corgialenion Historical and Folk Art Museum
This interesting museum is housed in the ground floor of the Corgialenion Library, in the capital of Kefalonia.
It has been founded in order to preserve the memory of the political, economical, social and historical conditions of Kefalonia before the earthquake of 1953.
The archives of the museum consist in various documents, personal items, portraits, tools, utensils, maps, icons, photography, books and much more, dating from the beginning of the 15th century and after.
The museum also houses a collection of drawings of women costumes as they used to be during the period between the 16th and the 19th century.
Information and documents explaining the every day life and the folk culture of Kefalonia are also exhibited along with information about the most important historical events that took place during the Venetian, the Frankish, the Turkish, the French and the British periods as well as the event of the union of the Ionian Islands with the rest of Greece.
Many interesting books have been produced by the Historical and Folk Art Museum.
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