The Solomos Museum in Zakynthos Town is dedicated to Dionysios Solomos, the 19th-century poet who wrote the "Hymn to Liberty" — the text of the Greek national anthem — and is buried in the adjacent mausoleum alongside fellow Zakynthian writer Andreas Kalvos. The museum covers the history of the island's cultural life as well as the poet's biography and works.
Solomos is the central figure of modern Greek literature: he was the first major poet to write seriously in the Greek vernacular (demotic Greek) rather than the archaic Katharevousa form, a choice that had enormous political implications in the newly independent Greek state. The museum's collection includes manuscripts, portraits, and personal effects. It is about 20 minutes by road from Tsilivi and is typically combined with a visit to Zakynthos Town's main square.