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Nea Moni Museum

The Nea Moni monastery is in central Chios on the road to Karyes village. It was founded in early 11th century. At the centre of the monastery lies the catholicon (main church), a monument of exquisite architecture and art. Nea Moni is a Monument of World Cultural Heritage, according to UNESCO. The monastery has survived a lot of attacks and pillages during its 9-century- history. Thus, its original wealth has perished. All the artefacts that are exhibited in the monastery's small museum are of the modern era and have been donated to the monastery. The museum was renovated in 1980 and the visitor can see objects of ecclesiastical and secular silver art of the 18th and 29th century, as well as icons of the same period. The museum is curated by the 3rd Division of Byzantine Antiquities of the Greek Archaeological Service.