Corfu’s Kapodistrias Museum to be Promoted as Cultural Tourism Landmark

Corfu’s Kapodistrias Museum. Photo source: Kapodistrias Museum.

The promotion of the Kapodistrias Museum on Corfu, the only museum dedicated to Ioannis Kapodistrias, a coveted Corfiot, Greek, and European politician of the 19th century, topped the agenda of a working meeting held earlier this week at Corfu’s City Hall.

The meeting, initiated by the Greek National Tourism Organization‘s (GNTO) President Angela Gerekou, was attended by Corfu Mayor Meropi Ydraiou, Tourism Deputy Mayor Panos Varouhas, as well as members of the museum’s Board of Directors, Thanasis Makris and Spyros Padovas.

During the meeting, Makris and Padovas presented the museum’s innovative structure and operation, but also mentioned the financial difficulties it currently faces. On that note, Ydraiou offered to liaise with the museum’s administration to ensure its future operation and promised to financially support all printed materials needed for the museum’s targeted promotion.

(L-R): Corfu Mayor Meropi Ydraiou; Tourism Deputy Mayor Panos Varouhas; Kapodistrias Museum Board of Directors members Thanasis Makris and Spyros Padovas; GNTO President Angela Gerekou. Photo source: GNTO.

“The Kapodistrias Museum can become a national cultural tourism landmark with the right support and promotion,” said Gerekou, adding that a plan to highlight the importance of Kapodistrias’ personality and work was a necessary first step toward that goal.

Furthermore, the GNTO’s President mentioned that the organization had already agreed to promote the museum through its digital media and communication tools and proposed a series of additional actions and synergies needed to ensure the further promotion and operation of the museum.

Ioannis Kapodistrias was the first governor of the official Greek state following the 1821 Greek Revolution and was considered a coveted diplomat of international scope and one of the first visionaries of the European idea.

Corfu’s Kapodistrias Museum. Photo source: Kapodistrias Museum.

The Kapodistrias Museum is situated in the Kapodistrias family estate of Koukouritsa, a listed monument, just 7 kilometers from Corfu town. The museum’s visitors can currently explore the history of Corfu and 19th-century Europe through a unique collection of the governor’s personal belongings, family memorabilia, and state-related artifacts housed at the museum.

In addition, they can visit the estate’s botanical garden, relax at its Garden Café, find original souvenirs at the museum’s shop, or enjoy the museum’s program of educational and cultural events.