The Silk Museum details the phases of sericulture and silk industry.
Operated by the Piraeus Bank Group Cultural Foundation, it is housed in a neoclassical building of 1886, the mansion Kourtidi, located in downtown Soufliou which was renovated and opened in September 2008.
In the museum you have the opportunity to learn the history of natural silk and its route from China to Europe. It also presents all the phases and stages of the pre-industrial process of rearing silkworms (sericulture) and processing of silk (silk), in the socio-economic context that made the region an important center of silk in Greece (late 19th - mid 20th century).
The documentaries projected here help someone connect the sericulture and silk industry with specific spatial and temporal context.
In the section 'Costumes Soufli " you will notice unique accessories of Soufli costumes.
Children have the opportunity to see reconstructions of all stages of silk processing.
The Museum organizes educational programs with games and activities for schools and group visits, such as the 'Come to weave', where children are taught the cycle of sericulture, the process of weaving and dyeing of silk.
