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The Natural History Museum of the Lesvos Petrified Forest invites you all to spend this autumn weekend at the museum. Admission will be free and the museum staff will be there to answer all your questions and queries. It is a great opportunity to discover together all the new exhibits and explore the plants of the Petrified Forest and the secrets of its creation in the recently renovated museum’s exhibition halls, while at the entrance the model of the Lesvos Deinotherium with movement and sound effects welcomes you.

The events take place after the great success of the activities during the previous weekends and on the occasion of the celebration of 

The Natural History Museum of the Lesvos Petrified Forest invites all its friends, young and older ones, to spend this autumn weekend at the museum. Admission will be free and the museum staff will be there to answer all your questions and queries. We are waiting you to discover together all the new exhibits, the impressive fossilized lower jaw of Lesvos Deinotherium, the plants of the Petrified Forest and the secrets of its creation in the recently renovated museum’s exhibition halls.

On Sunday 11th October at 11.30 a.m. the Natural History Museum of the Lesvos Petrified Forest will host the final of “LESVOS RIDE GRAND PRIX MTB series 2020” in Sigri. The race will offer the participants the one of a kind experience to compete on the trails of the Lesvos Petrified Forest, a truly unique natural monument. The athletes will cross the Petrified Forest cycling next to million-year-old petrified tree trunks. The route is short and follows low altitude trails, but it is also demanding and has many technical difficulties.

The Natural History Museum of the Lesvos Petrified Forest will participate in the European Heritage Days 2020, among many other cultural institutions all over Greece. The theme for this year’s European Heritage Days celebration is "Heritage and Education: Learning for Life”.