Silversmithing Museum of Ioannina
Μουσείο Αργυροτεχνίας
A silverwork museum housed in the castle fortress, showcasing centuries of craft tradition from Ioannina, long a silversmithing center of the Balkans.
Ioannina has been a silversmithing center of the Balkans since the Ottoman period. The museum is located in the fortress at the southwest corner of the castle and displays silver jewelry, church silverware, weapon decorations and traditional workshop tools, with clear multimedia explanations. After your visit, you can buy handmade jewelry at the silversmith shops on the old street outside the castle. The museum is run by the Piraeus Bank Cultural Foundation, is closed on Tuesdays, and has inexpensive admission.
Opening hours
About 10:00–18:00 (closed Tuesdays)
Nearby sights
- Ioannina Castle & Its Kale
- Aslan Pasha Mosque & Ethnographic Museum
- Archaeological Museum of Ioannina
- Lake Pamvotis & Ioannina Island
- Perama Cave
- Pavlos Vrellis Museum of Greek History
- Ancient Dodona
- Kalogeriko (Plakidas) Bridge