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Archaeological Museum of Mykonos

Coordinates: 37°27′00″N 25°19′47″E / 37.4500°N 25.3297°E / 37.4500; 25.3297
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Archaeological Museum of Mykonos
Αρχαιολογικό Μουσείο Μυκόνου
Museum building
Archaeological Museum of Mykonos is located in Greece South Aegean
Archaeological Museum of Mykonos
Location within Greece South Aegean
LocationMykonos, Greece
TypeArchaeological museum

The Archaeological Museum of Mykonos is a museum in Mykonos, Greece. It was built in 1902 to house the findings from the Putrefaction Pit of 425/426 BC, which was discovered in 1898 on the islet of Rheneia by D. Stavropoulos.[1] It is one of the oldest museums in Greece and was designed by Alexandros Lykakis and funded by the Ministry of Education and the Archaeological Society of Athens. The land as donated by the Municipality of Mykonos. Its collections include exhibits dating from the Prehistoric to the Hellenistic period.

The original Neoclassical building underwent refurbishments and expansions in the 1930s and 1960s and the large eastern room was added in 1972. The museum contains artefacts from the neighbouring island Rhenia, including 9th- to 8th-century BC ceramic pottery from the Cyclades and 7th- to 6th-century BC works from other areas in the Aegean. Its most famous item is the large vase produced in Tinos, showing scenes from the fall of Troy.[2]

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References

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  1. ^ "Archaeological Museum of Mykonos". Odysseus. Retrieved 2024-06-23.
  2. ^ "Archaeological Museum". Retrieved 19 November 2013.
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37°27′00″N 25°19′47″E / 37.4500°N 25.3297°E / 37.4500; 25.3297