Archaeological Museum of Piraeus

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 open-air exhibition along the Ancient Greek theater in the Archaeological Museum of Piraeus.

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 ^[1]), which is currently used as a storage room, was built in 1935.^[3] The new two-store building, which was inaugurated in 1981,^[3] covers a total area of total 1.394 m². Both buildings neighbour on the Zeas (Greek: Ζέα) ancient classical theater. In the near future, the theater site is going to be used as an open-air sculpture exhibition.^[1]

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.

Gallery

Funerary relief for a girl, flanked by her parents (330/320 BC)
The Piraeus Athena, a classical-age bronze
The Piraeus Apollo, an archaic-age bronze
Copy of Piraeus Lion
Nude ephebe (2nd century CE), Roman copy after an original of the Polykleitan school
Bronze statue of a Piraeus Artemis. It dates from the mid-4th century and is attributed to the sculptor Euphranor
Bronze tragic mask from the mid-4th century and is attributed to the sculptor Silanion
Remains of a colossal statue of Hadrian.

References

^ ^a ^b ^c Kornilia Axioti. "Hellenic Ministry of Culture Archaeological Museum of Piraeus" (in Greek). Hellenic Ministry of Culture. Archived from the original on 8 May 2007. Retrieved 2007-04-29.
^ Ministry of Culture (Archaeological Receipts Funds), Archaeological Museum of Piraeus (brochure)
^ ^a ^b Steinhauer, George (2001). "The Archaeological Museum of Piraeus". John S. Latsis Public Benefit Foundation. Archived from the original on 2011-10-03. Retrieved 2011-03-16.

External links

Media related to Archaeological Museum of Piraeus (Athens) at Wikimedia Commons

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[culture_gr_page-1] Kornilia Axioti. "Hellenic Ministry of Culture Archaeological Museum of Piraeus" (in Greek). Hellenic Ministry of Culture. Archived from the original on 8 May 2007. Retrieved 2007-04-29.

[2] Ministry of Culture (Archaeological Receipts Funds), Archaeological Museum of Piraeus (brochure)

[steinhauer_museum_history-3] Steinhauer, George (2001). "The Archaeological Museum of Piraeus". John S. Latsis Public Benefit Foundation. Archived from the original on 2011-10-03. Retrieved 2011-03-16.

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