The Silk Museum Soufli

The Silk Museum presents the different phases of sericulture and silk manufacturing in detail and focuses on how the town of Soufli became a major silk-producing centre in the late 19th through to the mid-20th century.

The Silk Museum initiates you to the pre-industrial procedure of silkworm rearing and the processing of silk. It introduces you to the architectural, social and economic context of the period that made the town of Soufli a major silk-producing centre in Greece.

The Piraeus Bank Group Cultural Foundation (PIOP) supports the preservation and showcasing of Greece’s cultural heritage, with an emphasis on its artisanal and industrial technology, and promotes the connection of Culture with the Environment.

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