Tomato Industrial Museum D. Nomikos is an industrial museum in Vlychada on the island of Santorini in Greece.
History
George Nomikos founded a tomato processing plant in Vlychada in 1945, naming it after his father Dimitros Nomikos. [1] In 1956 the site was flooded and subjected to an earthquake. [1] The factory closed in 1981 due to a reduction in tomato processing on the island. [1] In 2014, the site re-opened as an industrial museum, recording the history of specialist tomato processing on the island. [1]
Collection
The collection includes machinery and tools, as well as archival materials and oral histories, recorded for the museum's opening. [1]
References
Tomato Industrial Museum D. Nomikos is an industrial museum in Vlychada on the island of Santorini in Greece.
History
George Nomikos founded a tomato processing plant in Vlychada in 1945, naming it after his father Dimitros Nomikos. [1] In 1956 the site was flooded and subjected to an earthquake. [1] The factory closed in 1981 due to a reduction in tomato processing on the island. [1] In 2014, the site re-opened as an industrial museum, recording the history of specialist tomato processing on the island. [1]
Collection
The collection includes machinery and tools, as well as archival materials and oral histories, recorded for the museum's opening. [1]