The Museum was built in 1960 by the Ministry of Public Works in order to replace the old museum (built in 1902), which had collapsed during the earthquakes of 1956.
The Museum contains the following collections:
Sculpture, ranging from the Archaic to the Roman period.
Inscriptions, ranging from the Archaic to the Roman period.
Vases and clay figurines, dating from the Geometric to the Hellenistic periods.
Inv. no. 1783.
Theran amphora with geometric decoration. Representative example of a local workshop, the production of which begins at the end of the 8th century B.C. and lasts until the 6th century B.C. It was found at the Archaic cemetery of Ancient Thera and dates from the beginning of the 7th century B.C.
Inv. no. 306.
Upper part of an Archaic funerary kouros. It is one of the earliest known colossal statues, found at the cemetery of Ancient Thera, on the west slope of Sellada. Dated to the end of the 7th century B.C.
Archeological Museum of Thira
Special ticketing package for the Archeological Museum, the Museum of Prehistoric Thera and the archeological sites of Akrotiri and Ancient Thera.
8 Euro (Reduced : 4 Euro)
Tel : +30 22860 22217
Picture by Artemia Argyrou
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