As the chairman of the Cultural Association explains, a precocious folklore exhibition existed on the site of the old elementary school. “In 2001 there was a ground floor with agricultural tools and other objects representative of that time, the largest treasure of this museum is the photo gallery, and this building is representative of it.
It is a building of the architect Xenophon Peonidis, which functioned from 1908 to 1971 when the community ceased to exist due to the resettlement of the inhabitants to Neos Marmaras, “says Margaritis. As she pointed out, anyone who ascended to the Parthenon in the past could only see the houses and streets of the settlement as it was considered an open architecture museum but could not learn anything about its culture and history. “This was also the motivation to push for the completion of the reconstruction of the museum that started in 2003 and was completed in February 2016. It was a project that took place in very difficult times and it was included in a program for the Developmental of Halkidiki and I would say what helped very much was the mayor’s interest in the restoration, “said the chairman of the Parthenon Cultural Association, while emphasizing that the first impressions of the museum by visitors are very positive.
The visit to the museum contact the Cultural Association,
Tel.: +30 23750 71075.
