Basketry Museum of the Roma

The Basketry Museum of the Roma (Greek: Το Μουσείο Καλαθοπλεκτικής των Ρομά, romanized: To Mouseío Kalathoplektikís ton Romá) is a folk museum in the Thrylorio/Trala/Tralangere Village of the municipality of Komotini of the Rhodope regional unit, in Western Thrace Greece.

[1] The museum is located in Thrylorio village, which is approximately 10 km from Komotini.

[2] The craft of basketry is one of the oldest professions of the Roma, and the skill involved is well respected.

The exhibits also include photographs of ancient Greek basketry as they were depicted on pottery.

The interpretive texts describe these works in relation to the female deities of vegetation used in basket making, such as the archetype goddess, Gaia, Demeter, Rhea, and Hectate.The baskets represented in the museum were made from willow, hazel wood, reed, and ossier.