Museum of the Macedonian Struggle (Kastoria)

The Museum of the Macedonian Struggle (Greek: Μουσείο Μακεδονικού Αγώνα Καστοριάς) in Kastoria, Greece is housed in a traditional old mansion that belonged to the teacher and fighter Anastasios Pehion (1836–1913). It was inaugurated on 23 May 2010, a project of the "Friends of the Museum of the Macedonian Struggle in Kastoria" that was founded in 1993 in the Municipality of Kastoria.[1]

Museum of the Macedonian Struggle of Kastoria
Μουσείο Μακεδονικού Αγώνα Καστοριάς
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Established23 May 2010 (2010-05-23)
Location Kastoria, Greece
Coordinates40.5169°N 21.2719°E / 40.5169; 21.2719
TypeMilitary museum
FounderFriends of the Museum of the Macedonian Struggle in Kastoria

Description

The Museum outlines the Greek revolutionary movements that came into being in Macedonia when it was under Ottoman rule and lasted until its liberation and unification with Greece in 1913. With rich iconographic material and artefacts, it focuses mainly on the crucial (for Macedonian Hellenism) period around 1878. At that time there were uprisings and insurgencies in Western Macedonia by the local Greeks in an effort to abrogate the Treaty of San Stefano, to overthrow the Ottoman rule and be united with Greece.

The Museum has a library, a local history reading room and a multiple-use hall in which cultural events are held.

References

Citations

  1. The Friends of the Museum

Sources

  • "The Friends of the Museum of the Macedonian Struggle in Kastoria". Archived from the original on 1 April 2012. Retrieved 10 September 2011.
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