It was founded in 1985 by the municipality of Ermoupoli and the National Hellenic Research Foundation (NHRF) and is the one and only Industrial Museum in Greece. While it was previously housed in Kasimantis dye works, in Aneroussis lead works, in Velissaropoulos textile mills and in Kornilakis tan yards, now it has been housed in the renovated dye factory of Kasimantis since 2002. In the museum, you will see old machines such as textile and tanning machines, tools as well as machines used in the shipbuilding yards of the port. You will hear oral testimonies of workers and observe photos, maps, plans and documents that are saved for the purposes of the exhibition. All the above are another proof of the industrial heritage of the island.