Kapodistrias Museum

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The Capodistrias Museum – Center of Capodistrian Studies (also known as: The Kapodistrias Museum or Kapodistrias Museum–Centre of Kapodistrian Studies) is a museum dedicated to the memory and life's work of Ioannis Kapodistrias. It is located in the area Koukouritsa of Evropouli in Corfu, Greece. Ioannis Kapodistrias was the first governor of Greece, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Empire, and a great diplomat, politician, and physician. The property was donated by Maria Desylla-Kapodistria, great granddaughter of Georgios Kapodistrias, younger brother of Ioannis Kapodistrias, and the only one of the brothers who married. The museum was established in 1981. Ioannis Kapodistrias' summer home in the rural area of Koukouritsa in his birthplace of Corfu houses the museum showcasing exhibits commemorating his life and accomplishments. Maria Desylla-Kapodistria, a former mayor of Corfu (1956–1959) and the first female mayor in Greece, donated the residence to the three primary cultural societies of Corfu (the Reading Society of Corfu, the Philharmonic Society of Corfu and the Society of Corfiote Studies) specifically for that purpose. The museum also functions as a center for Kapodistrian and Corfiote studies.

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