News and Announcements

A beautiful summer evening full of music, song, pictures and light had the chance to experience those who attended "This is Lesvos" which took place on Saturday, August 7, 2021 in the outdoor amphitheater of the Natural History Museum of the Lesvos Petrified Forest for the presentation of the publications "LESVOS ISLAND - UNESCO GLOBAL GEOPARK" and "THE OLIVE IN LESVOS".

The event started with music by the guitar solist Manolis Androulidakis and Eleni Katsouli, while at the same time impressive photos of Dimitris Talianis from Lesvos alternated with the music.

The Natural History Museum of the Lesvos Petrified Forest invites you on Saturday 7 August 2021, at 20:30, at its outdoor amphitheatre for the presentation of the two book albums:

"Lesvos Island Unesco Global Geopark"

Publication of the Natural History Museum of the Lesvos Petrified Forest

& "The olive tree in Lesvos"

Publication of the Cultural Association

"Olive Island Lesvos"

Saturday 24 July at 11.00 am.

Educational Activity “Young Paleontologists”

The Natural History Museum of the Lesvos Petrified Forest in the framework of actions for people with vision impairment and mobility problems, participates in the ERASMUS + program "Geology for the Visually Impaired and Disabled”.

It is an important program that will include the design and implementtion of mobile educational applications aimed at acquainting people with visual impairments and mobility problems with our geological heritage and geosites found in UNESCO Global Geoparks.

The Natural History Museum of the Lesvos Petrified Forest invites you to another weekend full of many activities for both young and old ones.

Saturday 17 July at 11 am.

Educational Activity “Petrified and present day plants of Lesvos”

The Natural History Museum of the Lesvos Petrified Forest invites you to another weekend full of many activities for both young and old ones. The activities will be implemented in the facilities of the Museum in Sigri and in the open-air Plaka Petrified Forest Park.

Saturday 10 July at 11 am.

Educational Activity “Geologic Time Scale and the Lesvos Petrified Forest”