Capodistrias Museum
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The Capodistrias 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.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 got 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.Mrs 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 specifically for that purpose.The museum also functions as a centre for Kapodistrian and Corfiote studies