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Heraklion Archaeological Museum
Heraklion Archaeological MuseumThe Heraklion Archaeological Museum is one the great museums of Greece and the best in the world for Minoan art, as it contains the most notable and complete collection of artifacts of the Minoan civilization of Crete. The museum began in 1883 as a simple collection of antiquities. A dedicated building was constructed from 1904 to 1912 at the instigation of two Creta...
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Delphi Archaeological Museum
Delphi Archaeological Museum Delphi MuseumDelphi Archaeological museum is the museum that houses the ancient artifacts that were found in Delphi, Greece. Its centerpiece are the antiquities found in the complex of the ancient Oracle of Delphi from the 18th century BC when the oracle was founded to its decline in Late Antiquity. Its exhibits are mainly offerings to the oracle and architectural par...
National Archaeological Museum of Athen
National Archaeological Museum, Athens Established    1829Location    Patission Avenue, Athens, Greece  Type    National museumPublic transit access    Athens Metro stations:Viktoria station, Omonoia stationWebsite    Official websiteThe National Archaeological Museum (Greek: Εθνικό Αρχαιολογικό Μο...
Acropolis Museum
Acropolis Museum Established    2008Location    Dionysiou Areopagitou StreetAthens, GreeceType    Archaeological MuseumCollection size    4,250+ objectsVisitor figures    1 million (June-October 2009)[1]Director    Professor Dimitrios PandermalisWebsite    www.theacropolismuseum.grTh...

Delphi Archaeological Museum



Delphi Museum
Delphi Archaeological museum is the museum that houses the ancient artifacts that were found in Delphi, Greece. Its centerpiece are the antiquities found in the complex of the ancient Oracle of Delphi from the 18th century BC when the oracle was founded to its decline in Late Antiquity. Its exhibits are mainly offerings to the oracle and architectural parts of the buildings.








 History of the museum

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    Kleobis and Biton                        Delphi Antinous
The first museum of Delphi was built in 1903 based on the plans of the French architect Albert Tournaire and funded by the banker and philanthropist Andreas Syngros and was later modified to a larger two-storeyed construction in 1958 based on the architectural designs of renowned museum architect Patroklos Karantinos. The extension in 1938 was necessary in order to accommodate the growing collection of antiquities found at the excavations by the École française d'Athènes and of their Greek counterparts in the later years . In 1975, the museum was enriched with the chryselephantine objects that were recently excavated along the ancient sacred way of the oracle complex. In 1974, a new room was added for the exhibition of the gold and ivory finds from the sanctuary . The final arrangement of the exhibits was finalised in 1980. The museum was enlarged and refurbished in 1999 by the Greek Ministry of Culture according to the latest museological standards. A new modern facade, a new lobby, a cafeteria and a gift shop with replicas of the antiquities were also created .

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Collections
•    Treasury of SifnosThumbnail imageThumbnail image
•    Treasury of Athens
•    Hellenistic art sculptures
•    Pediments of the temple of Apollo

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The Charioteer

Highlights
•    Charioteer of Delphi
•    Omphalos
•    Kleobis and Biton
•    Pediments from the Temple of Apollo
•    The Sphinx of Naxos
•    Acanthus column with dancers
•    Chryselephantine sculpture of Apollo
•    Agias of Pharsala
•    The White kylix of Delphi represents Apollo offering a libation
•    Statue of a Bull
•    Bronze incense-burner

 
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