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The Museum of the Olive and Greek Olive Oil
By John Rendall
For the full article see The Mediterranean Garden No 41, July 2005.
Photographs by Jay Rendall except 2 & 7 which were provided by the Piraeus Bank Group Cultural Foundation.
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This museum is situated in the town of Sparti in the heart of the Peloponnese. It was opened in December 2002 in a building originally housing the old Electric Company. The Piraeus Bank Group Cultural Foundation, in a project included in the Regional Operational Programme for the Peloponnese and funded by the 2nd Community Support Framework, has created a remarkable museum incorporating many of the latest techniques of museum display.
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Wooden double oil press, 20th century from Xirokambi, Lakonia.
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A gigantic olive tree from Xirokambi, probably dating from Byzantine times (pre-1453). |
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.Working model of diesel-powered oil press, 20th century from Vrontamas, Lakonia. |
Three post-Byzantine clay jars set in soil for stability. |
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Hand-driven millstone for crushing olives. |
Animal-driven oil press, 20th century from Dragano, Lefkada. |
Replicas of amphorae used for transporting oil.
back row: Mycenean stirrup jars, 13th century BC.
middle row: Archaic Corinthian amphorae, 7th-6th century BC.
front row: Early Christian amphorae, 5th - 6th century AD.
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Mosaic of an olive tree by Christina Nacou. |
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