The Marble Museum in Pyrgos of Tinos, the first of its kind in Greece, belongs to the Network of Thematic Technological Museums of Piraeus (PIOP Cultural Group). It is housed in modern facilities, harmonized with the characteristic Tinian landscape. The Museum presents the marble technology, material which has a special place in the architecture and art of Greece from antiquity to the present day, while the instruments, equipment and techniques are described in detail. Tinos was the most important modern Greek marble carving center. The permanent exhibition includes a variety of secular, religious, funerary and everyday original sculptures in marble, clay models and plaster copies, quarrying and marble carving tools, machinery, and the richest collection of old marble sculptors' plans in Greece. The audiovisual material of the exhibition shows in an immediate way the traditional working methods of the quarry and marble carving, while the images record the strong presence of marble in the entire island. In the outdoor area of the Museum original marble lifting machine, wagon for transporting volumes, corner and rails from the quarries of the island are exposed.
Visiting hours: March 1 - October 15: daily except Tuesdays, 10:00 - 18:00
October 16 - February 28: Daily except Tuesdays, 10:00 - 17:00
Ticket: € 3, reduced € 1,50