Kolokotronis on horseback welcomes us to the Historical Museum that spans time, the period from the last years before the fall of Constantinople until the Greco-Italian War of 1940-1941. It was the meeting room of the old Parliament.
The exhibits come from the last years of the Byzantine Empire and also concern the Greek scholars of the Diaspora, and they include illustrated manuscripts, the statue of the last emperor of Byzantium, relics of the Venetian rule and Ottoman dominion such as helmets, armors, weapons, coins, the Map of Greece by Rigas Feraios, the office of Adamantios Korai, and symbols and flags of Philiki Etairia.
A collection of personal items of Ioannis Kapodistrias and the first ones are on display: Kings Othon and Amalia from the philhellenic movement, the role of the clergy, and the exit of Messolongio. Most of the exhibits concern the revolution of 1821. We can see portraits of fighters and objects from the naval race. The original Constitution of 1843 and flags from the revolutions are also kept in Epirus and Thessaly, since the Cretan revolutions of the 19th century and flags from Greek and Turkish divisions from the Balkan wars. Personal belongings of King George I am also on display. The statue of Constantine I Paleologus. Liquid fire grenades from the fortress of Chania, imposing head of Karteria. Copy of Eugene Delacroix's oil painting The Massacres of Chios.
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Fighter costumes-local costumes from different regions |
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| Folklore collection οf Greece-jewelry-ceramics. |
A small portrait and seal of Alexandros Vodas Soutsos (1758–1821) of Moldova-Wallachia.
Personal belongings of St. Tourniquet and pocket watches with Arabic numerals. Intended for the Ottoman market, the 18th–19th vest of the fighter, St. Tourniquet.
Tassi of EN, Stournaris, Theoklitos Farmakidis, and Th. Kolokotronis. Bullet die and gunpowder counter—the bullet that killed Markos Botsaris. Weapons of Souliotis N.F. Javella. Components of the cloak of Th. Kolokotronis. Personal belongings of Harilaos Trikoupis.
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