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Cultural legasy of Hydra island

Museum of History and Archives

The Museum of History and Archives of Hydra, operates daily. There are:

A. File Department, B. Museum department and C. Library.

At the ground floor are displayed exhibits from the Balcan and first and second World Wars.

In the floor it runs a picture-gallery and are displayed heirlooms and souvenirs from the Greek Revolution.

In the Museum, it is also housed the public Library of Hydra with old and valuable books, codes and archives from 18th and 19th century

Ecclesiastic and Byzantine Museum

The Museum is housed to the Church of Dormition, where the old prison used to be. It is a small Ecclesiastic and Byzantine Museum, in which are displayed canonicals, relics, oblations and icons from the 18th century.

Among its beautiful exhibits one can admire the icon from 1774 of Virgin Mary "Unwithered Rose".

Outlier of the National Historic Museum - Manor of Lazaros Kountouriotis

Inside the Manor of Lazaros Kountouriotis are displayed family heirlooms, personal belongings, paintings and exhibits from the folkoric and historical collections, which belong to the National Museum of History.

In the ground floor, the visitor can see various painting from the artists Periklis and Konstantinos Byzantios.

In the floor there are exhibits of old furniture, mirrors, portraits and family heirlooms of thefamily Kountouriotis.

After-Byzantine Art Museum - Manor of George Kountouriotis

The Manor of George Kountouriotis is located to the west side of the harbour, to the bank of the hill, between the pine trees.

In 1991 the three stories tall Manor was bought from the Ministry of Culture and then it operated as a Museum.

Inside there are exhibits of family heirlooms and exhibits from the newest history of Hydra.

School of Art in Hydra

To the west of the town there is the four storey building Manor of Tobazi, which is being owned by the School of Art. The School of Art of Hydra island is near the statue of Kountouriotis.

Merchant Marine Academy

The Academy is housed to the building that used to belong to the Captains Anastasio Tsamado and Athanasio Kouloura. The Manor has been given to the state exclusively for the run of the Academy.