Historical and Ethnographic Museum in Arne
   Photo: Historical and Ethnographic Museum in Arne

Arne - a picturesque town on the Greek peninsula of Halkidiki and approximately 58 km from Thessaloniki and 37 km from Polygyros (capital of Halkidiki).

Historical and Ethnographic Museum - one of the most important and interesting sights Arne. The museum is located in the heart of the city near the State Bank in an old two-storey mansion of the 18th century, which formerly belonged to Konstantinos Katsangelosu. In the summer of 1999 (after overhaul) Historical and Ethnographic Museum opened its doors to visitors.

The exposition of the museum will acquaint you with the history of culture, Arne and the surrounding area, the way of life of local residents, as well as the details tell about the traditional crafts in this region. The collection of the museum you can see a variety of housewares, textiles, furniture, woodwork and other instruments, as well as everything you need to prepare and serve coffee (including apparatus for grinding coffee beans). Excellent museum collection illustrates the bakery business in Arne, as well as such popular classes in the region as weaving and beekeeping. Presented in the museum and all kinds of agricultural tools and devices. Many of the exhibits are accompanied by informative text and photos.

One of the most interesting and valuable exhibits is the "fire engine", whose age is over 200 years old, constructed on the principle of positive displacement pump, invented the famous ancient Greek engineer and mathematician Ktesibiem early as the 3rd century BC

  I can complement the description