Komboloi Museum, Peloponnese, Greece
4.5 (106 reviews) Monday: 9:30 AM - 8:00 PM Spent < 1 hour Ranking #15 in Argolis Region Speciality Museums
Greek beads differ from Turkish and Muslim ones
In April 1998, the first Komboloi (worry-beads’) Museum – and the only one in the world - was founded in Nafplio by Aris Evangelinos and Rallou Gromitsari, who have been collecting and studying the komboloi since 1958. Their personal collection consists of thousands of kombolois and prayer beads from different countries (Asia Minor, Greece, Syria, Egypt, Turkey, Morocco, Persia, etc.) that date from 1550 to 1950 and they are made from various materials. Till today more than 250.000 people have visited the museum. On the ground floor operates the workshop and the Museum shop, where you can find a large variety of new kombolois and copies of old ones made of various natural materials. The purpose and the mission of the Museum is to pre-serve the traditional Greek komboloi and make it better known. The Museum operates under the supervision of the Ministry of Culture.
Address
25 Staikopoulou str., Nafplio 211 00 Greece
Mobile
Website
http://www.komboloi.gr/
Working hours
Monday : 9:30 AM - 8:00 PM
Tuesday :
Wednesday : 9:30 AM - 8:00 PM
Thursday : 9:30 AM - 8:00 PM
Friday : 9:30 AM - 8:00 PM
Saturday : 9:30 AM - 8:00 PM
Sunday : 9:30 AM - 8:00 PM
Current local date and time now
Monday, May 13, 2024, 18:33
User Ratings
4.5 based on (106 reviews)
Reviews
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4phillip r 5:00 PM May 17, 2020
Small museum
Quite a small museum in comparison with others but an impressive collection of worry beads from all over Asia and Greece.
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4Theodore V 5:00 PM Jul 13, 2018
fascinating collection of komboloi (worry beads)
This tiny museum/ shop has an amazing collection of komboloi, which are closely associated with the town of Nafplio. There was a great collection of pure amber beads as well as from many other materials. Worth a 20 minute visit.
