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The Natural History Museum of the Lesvos Petrified Forest is a place of education, knowledge and inspiration. Following the current theory and practices of Museum Education, it designs and implements educational programs for students of all levels of education, children of all ages and families.
The Museum operates the Lesvos Geopark and collaborates with many cultural, educational, research organizations and Museums. It is a founding member of the European and Global Geoparks Network, pioneered in the establishment of the network of the Museums of Lesvos, collaborates with schools and Environmental Education Centers, as well as with a significant number of research centers and universities in the framework of research activities.
The Natural History Museum of the Lesvos Petrified Forest (Greek: Μουσείο Φυσικής Ιστορίας Απολιθωμένου Δάσους Λέσβου) is a geological museum located in the village of Sigri on the island of Lesbos in Greece. Established in 1994, it is a center for the study, management, and preservation of the petrified forest of Lesbos and for public education about the site. It is a founding member of the European Geoparks Network and is a member of UNESCO's Global Geoparks Network.
The International Summer School on Geoparks, the main training course of the UNESCO Global Geoparks Program for Geoparks professionals, that takes place every year In Lesvos, will be held online due to the Covid-19 restrictions, from 7 to 20 June, with the theme :UNESCO Global Geoparks and Sustainability”.
The International Digital Course on Geoparks 2021 is co-organised by the University of the Aegean, the UNESCO Chair on Geoparks and Sustainable Development of insular and coastal areas and the Natural History Museum of the Lesvos Petrified Forest, Unesco and the Global Geoparks Network. It attracts world-wide interest and at the same time promotes Lesvos Island Unesco Global Geopark as a training center and a model for the creation and operation of Geoparks around the world.
130 participants from 43 countries all over the world have already registered!
Deadline for registrations: 31st MAY 2021!
For more information and registrations, you can visit: http://www.petrifiedforest.gr/geoparks2020/
Monday -Sunday: 9.00-17.00
Sigri, Lesvos island, P.C. - 81103
+30 22530 54434
lesvospf@otenet.gr