The Traditional Professions’ Exhibition is located in a building on the road Don Ioannou Stefanou in Ano Syros and it is an exhibition of objects used by the locals in their daily lives. From the barber’s scissors, the counter of fisherman, the carpenter’s tools, the agricultural equipment used by farmers, the smoker of beekeepers and various household objects such as petroleum lamps, oil lamps and sewing machines a visit to the Museum will certainly lure visitors to the daily life of a bygone era. The Exhibition of Traditional Professions is available to the public from early June to late September between 11:00-14:00 and 19:00-22:00.
Working hours:
Saturday – Sunday
From 12:30 -18:30
Source: www.syrosisland.gr
Kastri
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