Solomos Museum
The Solomos Museum, officially known as the Museum of Solomos and Eminent Zakynthians, is a museum dedicated to Dionysios Solomos and Andreas Kalvos. Founded in 1959, it is located in St. Mark's Square, in the northern part of Zakynthos. The museum features local art from the 18th and 19th centuries, sculptures, musical instruments contemporary to the eminent Zakynthians, and ceramics. There are also portraits dedicated to the most important people of the island.[1][2][3] Since March 2022, its head is a female mathematician Eleni Pylarinou.[4]
History[edit]
Dionysios Solomos (April 8, 1798 - February 9, 1857) was a Greek poet born in Zakynthos. Among his most important works is the "Hymn to Liberty", the first two stanzas of which are part of the Greek national anthem. In 1828, he moved to Corfu to become a poet.[4] He has been interred in the mausoleum since 1968.[3]
Andreas Kalvos (April 1, 1792 - November 3, 1869) was born in Zakynthos (under the rule of the Venetian Republic). He published five volumes of poetry and drama.[5]
Other prominent Zakynthians featured in the museum include:
- Antonios Matesis[3]
- Ionias Tsakassianos[3]
- Grigorios Xenopoulos[3]
- Pavlos Carrer[3]
- Machi Mouzaki[4]
- Lula Valvi Mylonas[4]
References[edit]
- ^ "Museums of Zakynthos". www.zanteisland.com. Retrieved 2023-05-08.
- ^ "Εταιρεία Κερκυραϊκών Σπουδών: Oι εκδηλώσεις του Μαΐου για τα 200 χρόνια" [Association of Corfu Studies: The May events for the 200th anniversary of the "Hymn to Freedom"]. Corfu Press (in Greek). 2023-05-07. Retrieved 2023-05-08.
- ^ a b c d e f "Μουσείο Σολωμού & Επιφανών Ζακυνθίων" [Museum of Solomon and Epiphany Zakynthos]. zakynthos-museumsolomos.gr. Archived from the original on 2020-11-24. Retrieved 2023-05-08.
- ^ a b c d Tsandili, Ifigenia (2023-03-08). "Η θέση της γυναίκας στο Μουσείο Σολωμού και Επιφανών Ζακυνθίων" [The position of women in the Museum of Solomos and Epiphanes Zakynthia]. Infowoman (in Greek). Retrieved 2023-03-08.
- ^ Dialismás, Stéfanos (1988). "Εισαγωγή". Ανδρέας Κάλβος, Ωδαί (in Greek). Fundación de Costas y Eleni Uranis. pp. 9–10.