What a relieve
to hear that the damage at this museum is minimal after the 6.6 magnitude
earthquake that hit the island earlier this month. The building itself did not
sustain any damage, although it was built in 1936.
The inventory
inside the museum revealed that out of the 43 sculptures exhibited on
pedestals, only three headless statues and one bust came down, suffering minor
chips and mainly to those parts that had been restored with plaster earlier.
Renovation works
that were initiated last year, do luckily include earthquake provisions in order to be
better prepared in the future.
Meanwhile the
museum has reopened to the public, a major attraction for tourists to Cos.
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