Archaeological Museum of Piraeus explained

The Archaeological Museum of Piraeus contains mainly sculptures, discovered in Piraeus and in the area of the Attic coast from Bronze Age to Roman times,^[1]

Collections

The museum's displayed objects are divided in sections:^[2]

Prehistoric collection (Mycenaean)
Pottery collection
Bronze statues
A reconstruction of a typical Classical sanctuary (Cybele's)
Classical gravestones
Large funerary monuments
Hellenistic sculptures
Roman sculptures

The building

The old building of the museum (330 m²), which is currently used as a storage room, was built in 1935.^[3] The new two-store building, which was inaugurated in 1981, covers a total area of total 1.394 m². Both buildings neighbour on the Zeas (Greek, Modern (1453-);: Ζέα) ancient classical theater. In the near future, the theater site is going to be used as an open-air sculpture exhibition.

Visitors information

The museum is accessible with the Athens metro or bus lines. It is 15-minute walk from Piraeus station and a couple minute walk from bus station. Moreover, it is a 5-minute walk from the area for the reception of Cruise ships of the Piraeus port.

References

Web site: Hellenic Ministry of Culture Archaeological Museum of Piraeus . Hellenic Ministry of Culture . Kornilia Axioti . el . 2007-04-29 . https://web.archive.org/web/20070508132457/http://odysseus.culture.gr/h/1/gh151.jsp?obj_id=3371. 8 May 2007 . live.
Ministry of Culture (Archaeological Receipts Funds), Archaeological Museum of Piraeus (brochure)
Web site: Steinhauer . George . The Archaeological Museum of Piraeus . John S. Latsis Public Benefit Foundation . 2001 . 2011-03-16 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20111003001026/http://www.latsis-foundation.org/en/elibrary/1/38/book.html . 2011-10-03 .

External links

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