Collection of Icons and Ecclesiastical Heirlooms of Pyrgos, Thera: Cycladic iconography

The Collection was curated after the 1956 earthquakes and features icons and ecclesiastical heirlooms from the churches around Kasteli and the wider Pyrgos area.

The icons date back to between the 16th and the 18th century and are the work of local painters active in the Cycladic islands, as well as renowned Cretan artists. Priests Emmanuel Skordilis and Victor, who produced most of their work in the second half of the 17th century, stand out among them.

The Collection is complemented by woodcarvings, such as crosses, tabernacles and an Epitaph – a stunning 19th century folk art specimen – as well as ceramics, icon screen fragments, liturgical books, ecclesiastical vessels, vestments and embroidery.