The Municipal Folklore Museum of Trikala was founded in 1991. It is housed in a preservable building on 6 Garibaldi str. The building constitutes an excellent sample of the urban architecture and is still a monument of the local history.
The objects of the collection come mainly from donations of Trikala residents that also founded the Association of Friends of the Museum. The collection covers chronically the period from the end of the 18th century until the mid 20th century.
The exhibition is categorized in:
• Objects, tools, elements of pastoral life.
• Objects and tools of domestic use.
• Tools and parts of the guilds of traditional professionals and craftsmen.
• Textiles and embroideries, mainly for utilitarian reasons.
• Traditional costumes.
• Collection of original old photographs of city and region of Trikala from 1880 to mid 20th century.
• Documents, forms, gravune and other documents
The museum also plays an important social role as you can attend events, exhibitions, speeches and the representation of customs (lazarines).
Open hours: Monday - Friday: 10.00 - 13.00,
Saturday: 9.30 - 13.00
