Folklore Museum of Mykonos
Λαογραφικό Μουσείο Μυκόνου
A captain's 18th-century house beside Panagia Paraportiani, displaying traditional island household items, embroidery, musical instruments, and seafaring life.
The Folklore Museum is set in an 18th-century captain's mansion in the Kastro district, right next to Panagia Paraportiani, and opened in 1958. Inside, it recreates a traditional Mykonian family's bedroom and kitchen, and displays embroidery, ceramics, wood carvings, old photographs, musical instruments, and seafaring memorabilia. The basement holds a small model of a traditional wooden boat and winemaking tools. The affiliated Bonis Windmill agricultural museum stands on the windmill hill in the upper town. The museum is small, with free or low-cost admission, and can be seen in about 30 minutes. It works well as part of a walking route linking Little Venice and Panagia Paraportiani.
Opening hours
April–October, approx. 10:30 AM–2:00 PM and 5:30–8:30 PM
Nearby sights
- Church of Panagia Paraportiani
- Kastro (Gyzi Castle)
- Little Venice
- Kato Mili Windmills
- Matoyianni Street
- Mykonos Town (Chora)
- Aegean Maritime Museum
- Old Port of Mykonos