Chios Maritime Museum, Greece

Τhe CHIOS MARITIME MUSEUM is the realisation of its founders’ dream that the modern Greek Merchant Navy acquires a museum of its history on Chios, one of its most significant centres, now located in an attractive, panhellenic house-museum.
The Chios Maritime Museum is housed in the traditional residence of the late Anastassis and Marouko Pateras in the centre of town. It was donated by their descendants to the eponymous public benefit foundation in 1991. Built at the beginning of the 20th century, it is two-storeys high and an example of the island’s neoclassic style, with its characteristically fine painted ceilings. In recent years, the interior spaces and the garden have been renovated and designed to present the exhibits in a cohesive way to bring together the rich maritime and commercial tradition of the island that travels across the world.
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