Nearby the famous Paraportiani, is the Folklore museum of Mykonos. It was founded by Vasileios Kyriazopoulos in 1958, while the building in the past used to be a residence of Mykonian captains. The museum consists of 6 rooms, where visitors can admire two categories of exhibits. There are exhibits of Greek folk art and other imported items, which were brought by captains on the island of Mykonos in the 18th and 19th centuries. It is worth-mentioning that in a room dedicated to the sea, a part of a 19th century Mykonian sailboat's deck can be found, having its all parts of the ship (anchor, cannons) located on the operative position. In the Folklore Museum of Mykonos you can admire among others, furniture and objects of old time, household items, jewelry, textiles, books, manuscripts and old newspapers, paintings and watercolors, as well as ship models.

All exhibits are representative of the lifestyle the inhabitants of the island used to have in past centuries, thus giving the visitor a feeling for what past life was like in Mykonos.

The Folklore Museum, featuring a Library, is situated in Kastro location. For more information you can call tel. 22890 – 22591 and 22890 - 22748.

As branches of the Folklore Museum, the Agricultural Museum (Mill of Boni: Milos tou Boni) and the House of Lena (Spiti tis Lenas) also operate. The first presents traditional rural facilities and a mill in full operation, and the latter shows visitors the typical middle-class home of the last century. The Agricultural Museum is in the Ano Myloi location (tel. 22890-26246), while the House of Lena is in the Tria Pigadia (Three Wells) region in the center of Chora, right next to the Aegean Maritime Museum (tel 22890-22390).