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Byzantine Museum of Antivouniotissa








Byzantine Museum of Antivouniotissa

Housed in the Church of the Blessed Virgin Antivouniotissa (single-nave, wooden-roofed basilica with exonarthex on three sides ) which is one of the oldest and richest churches in Corfu, representative of the 'Ionian basilica' style. Since 1984 it has been home to a fine collection of icons and relics, including important works dating from the 15th to 19th centuries, by known and unknown artists, underlining at a high aesthetic level the mingling of Byzantine tradition with western influences. From Tzafouri, Michael Damaskinos and Emmanuel Lombardos to Emmanuel Tzanes, Victor and Michael Avrami: five centuries of religious art are represented at the Antivouniotissa Museum.