Archaeological Museum of Agios Nikolaos
The Archaeological Museum of Agios Nikolaos, housed in a building that has served the community since 1970, holds the primary collection of antiquitie…
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The Archaeological Museum of Agios Nikolaos, housed in a building that has served the community since 1970, holds the primary collection of antiquitie…
The Archaeological Museum of Sitia, inaugurated in 1984, houses finds from eastern Crete spanning the Late Neolithic to the Late Roman periods (roughl…
On the slopes of Mount Ida in Crete, the Archaeological Museum of Eleutherna opened in 2016 to house finds from the ongoing excavations of the ancient…
At the corner of Grevenon and Kalokairinou streets in Heraklion stands the Historical Museum of Crete, a modern institution in a city with layers of h…
In the village of Gavalochori, within the Apokoronos municipality of Chania, a cluster of interconnected buildings dating to 1628 preserves the textur…
On the small Cycladic island of Anafi, a modest room in the old primary school holds the Archaeological Collection of Anafi, a local gathering of pott…
The Archaeological Museum of Neapolis Voion occupies a modest building on Dimokratias Street in Neapolis, on the eastern coast of the Peloponnese. Its…
The hilltop fortification above the archaeological site of ancient Lykosoura, in the southern Arcadian foothills, began life as the city's acropolis. …
On the sacred island of Delos, the Archaeological Museum gathers the sanctuary's and ancient city's treasures under one roof. Founded in 1904, its roo…
The Archaeological Museum of Tegea, in the village of Alea, was founded in 1907-1908 as one of the first regional public museums established by the mo…
On the island of Ikaria, the Archaeological Museum of Agios Kyrikos offers a quiet introduction to the region's long story. Its modest building holds …
Set in a protected building of 1885, this small museum tells a different story from the great sanctuaries: not the ancient treasures themselves but th…
The Archaeological Museum of Olympia, founded in the 19th century, originally housed finds from the excavations of the Sanctuary of Zeus. A new buildi…
The ancient citadel of Aegina occupies the Kolona headland on the island's west coast, just north of the modern town. Its name comes from the single s…
On the island of Aegina, this small museum takes its name from the ancient sanctuary of Aphaia nearby, and its displays draw on finds from the surroun…
The Museum of Zakynthos gathers the island’s cultural and artistic heritage under one roof, with collections that trace centuries of life on Zakynthos…
The Museum of Solomos and Eminent Zakynthians stands on St Mark’s Square, built after the 1953 earthquakes on land donated by the Holy Metropolitan Ch…
Adjacent to the ancient sanctuary of Zeus, the Archaeological Museum of Nemea gathers finds from the surrounding site into a focused view of the Panhe…
The Archaeological Museum of Isthmia, designed by the architect Pavlos Mylonas, stands inside the archaeological site of the Sanctuary of Poseidon. It…
Before you board or just after you land, the main terminal of Athens International Airport Eleftherios Venizelos holds an unexpected encounter with an…
The National Gallery Complex anchors a busy junction in central Athens, where Michalakopoulou meets Vasilis Alexandrou and its namesake avenue. Comple…
The Archaeological Museum of Kerameikos is a small, purpose-built museum on the site of ancient Athens' potters' quarter and cemetery. Its collection …
Set in central Athens near the slopes of Lykavittos, this modern museum building is dedicated to Eleftherios Venizelos, the statesman whose life and l…
In the heart of Athens, the National Archaeological Museum stands as one of Greece's premier institutions for preserving and displaying antiquities. I…
The Archaeological Museum of Marathon, housed in a modest building in the village of Vranas, opened its doors in 1975 and gathers finds from a plain t…
The Archaeological Collection of Sami occupies a modest space in the main square of this port town on Kefalonia, and its exhibits are drawn from decad…
Opened in 2006, the Archaeological Museum of Patras is a modern home for the long story of this Achaean city and its surrounding region. Inside, the c…
The Archaeological Collection of Lidoriki displays vessels, coins, mosaics, jewellery and inscriptions retrieved from the ancient city of Kallipolis, …
The Archaeological Museum of Volos, known as the Athanasakeion, stands among Greece's oldest museums. Its neoclassical marble building, completed in 1…
The Diachronic Museum of Larissa, inaugurated in 2015 on Mezourlo Hill, presents a linear narrative of Thessalian history from the Paleolithic era to …
The Archaeological Museum of Corfu sits in the city near Garitsa Bay, a fitting setting for treasures drawn largely from the ancient temple of Artemis…
Near the cave itself stands the Documentation and Education Center of Theopetra Cave, a modern museum built to interpret one of Greece's most remarkab…
The Archaeological Museum of Dion, established in 1983, displays finds from the excavations of the ancient city of Dion, the religious centre of the M…
In Makrygialo, Pieria, the Visitable Museum Storage turns the usual museum experience inside out: here the storage itself is the exhibit. Rather than …
On the shores of Lake Kastoria, this small museum gathers finds from the Neolithic lakeside settlement of Dispilio, excavated between 1993 and 2011. W…
On the island of Samothrace, this small museum holds the scattered traces of a sanctuary that once drew pilgrims from across the Greek world. Its coll…
The Archaeological Museum of Veria, in northern Greece, opened in 1965 and gathers finds from a region layered with history. Its collections trace the…
The Museum of Byzantine Culture in Thessaloniki is a vital repository for understanding Byzantine civilisation in a city that played a significant rol…
The Archaeological Museum of Pella, designed by architect Konstantinos Skroubelos, stands on the site of the ancient city of Pella. Opened in 2009, it…
The Archaeological Museum of Amphipolis, a purpose-built structure completed in 1995, houses the material remains of the ancient city and its surround…
In the old quarter of Didymoteicho, a restored Ottoman-era building now holds the Byzantine Museum, gathering the religious and artistic heritage of a…
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