Corfu - Royal Palace Museum of Asian Art

In Corfu, on the north side of the Spianada is the former Royal Palace, a neo-classical mansion built in 1816 for the British Lord High Commissioner which now houses the Museum of Byzantine and East Asian Art.

The Royal Palace or Old Palace has two gates: St Michael's Gate and St George's Gate. The gates were built by the British in 1823.

The Asiatic museum contains a superb collection of Chinese, Japanese and Indian art from the Neolithic era through the 19th century. The Palace also houses the Archives of the Ionian Academy.