The Museum is the result of many years of efforts of the villagers of Nea Koutali, which lasted for about forty years, from the 1960s until the opening ceremony of the museum in July 2006 by the Mayor D. Voulgarakis. The Museum was funded by the Community of Nea Koutali, the Municipality of Nea Koutali, the legacy of George Petrides and by “Leader”, the European Initiative. The Museum is housed in an old Community building, formerly used as a community clinic and belongs to the Municipality of Limnos (the former Municipality of Nea Koutali). The building has been renovated, expanded and reformed in order to be suitable to host the archaeological and the modern collection of the Museum.
