Greek Folk Art Museum Receives Rare Donation from Canada

Greek Folk Art Museum Receives Rare Donation from Canada

by Ioanna Zikakou - published by the Greek Reporter - Canada, February 13, 2015


In a reception organized by the Consulate General of Greece in Vancouver and the Greek community of Victoria, a unique collection of Greek traditional costumes was donated to the Greek Folk Art Museum.

The Consul General of Greece in Vancouver, Ilias Kremmydas, received the collection for the Folk Art Museum and Greek Popular Musical Instruments. The collection was donated by Elizabeth Gage, who had inherited it from her aunt Winifred Dowding. According to Gage, her aunt acquired the rich collection when she served as a nurse in Greece during World War I. 

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