The museum
The Nautical and Historical Museum of Galaxidi portrays the life and the naval endeavours of the local people for five thousand years, from the prehistoric period up until the beginning of the twentieth century as a guardian of the memories of the place. It is the oldest maritime museum in Greece and exhibits the largest collection of paintings of Greek sailing boats..
Sections
The ancient Galaxidi
Galaxidi is a blessed place. The variety and mellowness of the landscape offers natural...
The chronicle of Galaxidi
One of the most important, post-Byzantine texts on Greek history. Precious historical source covering...
Galaxidi in the War of Independence 1821 – 1829
People from Galaxidi were initiated early into the revolutionary “Friendly Society”...
Liberated Galaxidi and flourishing merchant marine 1830 until beginning of 20th century
After repeated ravages during the War...
Paintings of sailing ships of 19th and 20th century
The portraits of the Galaxidi sailing ships by port painters of the Mediterranean and by Greeks, apart from their...
Ships’ figureheads
Wood-carved figures adorned the prow of many of the large Galaxidian ships in the era of maritime prosperity...
Shipyards
After the Liberation, Galaxidians build their fleet again. They establish shipyards for the building of wooden sailing vessels first in the two harbours...
Sea trade routes and the shipping enterprise
The collection of paintings of 19th century Galaxidi sailing ships by well-known port painters, apart from...
Nautical instruments Navigation
For thousands of years seafarers, who crossed the seas far from land, had only the sky to help them. They learned...
Stamps and Shipping Documents
The Philatelic collection donated by Constantine and Irene Anitsas includes over three thousand stamps with sea themes as well as rare documents such as charters...