Tsalapatas Brickworks Museum
Μουσείο Πλινθοκεραμοποιίας Τσαλαπάτα
A century-old brickworks converted into an industrial museum, with an impressive Hoffmann kiln and tall chimney.
The Tsalapatas Brickworks was built in 1925 and was once one of Greece's largest brickworks. After it stopped production, it was converted into an industrial heritage museum that has won European museum awards. The museum preserves the huge Hoffmann ring kiln, steam engines, conveyor equipment and tall chimney, and uses audiovisual displays to recreate the brickmaking process. It tells the story of Volos as an industrial center of Greece. Admission is about 4 euros. The museum is in the northwest of the city and can be reached on foot or by taxi.
Opening hours
Approx. 10:00–17:00 (shorter in winter); closed Tue
Nearby sights
- Argo Replica
- Volos Waterfront (Argonafton)
- Athanasakeio Archaeological Museum of Volos
- Theophilos Museum (Kontos House)
- Dimini Neolithic Settlement
- Makrinitsa
- Portaria
- Sesklo Neolithic Settlement