Activities for children and adults The last weekend of July Organized by the Natural History Museum of the Petrified Forest of Lesvos

Saturday July 30th and Sunday July 31st 2022, 10 am

The Natural History Museum of the Petrified Forest of Lesvos is inviting you all to attend its educational programs “Volcanos and Volcanic Fossils of Lesvos – Experiment Modeling a Volcanic Explosion” and Treasure Hunt “In the Traces of the Petrified Forest of Lesvos” this weekend in the petrified forest park in Plaka.

Treasure Hunt “In the Traces of the Petrified Forest”

Saturday July 30th 2022, 10 am

Are you adventurous? Do you like exploring, solving puzzles and riddles, losing yourself in nature’s beauty? in this activity, puzzles and riddles will tread your path and help you trace the past!

The treasure hunt “In the Traces of the Petrified Forest” at the petrified forest park in Plaka will take place this Saturday July 30th at 10 am. Curious learners and explorers of all ages are welcome and will enjoy this intellectually stimulating activity. Come and learn about the forest – refresh yourself and refresh the past..! Exciting surprises await you at the end of the game and we are waiting for you to join us!

The treasure hunt can be played in English, Greek, and German. To report interest in participating, call the Natural History Museum of the Petrified Forest at this number: 22530 - 54434. You can also book tickets online at www.lesvosmuseum.gr or at the museum before the start of the adventure.

Educational Program “Volcanoes and Volcanic Fossils of Lesvos Island – Experiment Modeling a Volcanic Explosion”

Sunday July 31st 2022, 10 am

On Sunday July 31st 2022 at 10am, we are inviting young learners to become volcanologists!

Are there volcanos in Lesvos? In the Aegean? In Greece? How do they form, how do they work? What are the phenomena and processes that led to the formation of today’s volcanos and the ‘volcanic arrow’ in Greece as well as the distribution of volcanos across the countries and spaces of the world? These are all questions we will explore with bubbling excitement in this educational activity.

Children will also explore the permanent exhibition spaces of the Museum, tracing the connections between the volcanoes on Lesvos and the formation of the petrified forest. In the end, participants will participate in an experiment simulating a volcanic explosion.

The educational programs organized by the Museum are designed for children of ages 6 to 12 years. The fee to participate is 5 € per child.

For more information or to report interest in participating, you can call the Natural History Museum of the Petrified Forest of Lesvos at 22530-54434, email us at lesvospf@otenet.gr, or book tickets online at www.lesvosmuseum.gr .