Museums
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Sitia Archaeological Museum
Read more: Sitia Archaeological MuseumThe Archaeological Museum of Sitia (Σητεία, Siteia) houses a large number of Paleolithic, Minoan, Classical, Hellenistic, and Roman artifacts from excavations in Lasithi, Eastern Crete. Generally, the most important ancient finds from Crete are exhibited at the Heraklion Museum in…
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Thera Prehistoric Museum
Read more: Thera Prehistoric MuseumThe Prehistoric Museum of Thera in Santorini island, Greece, houses a large collection of artifacts from excavations at ancient Akrotiri. Akrotiri is was a thriving Bronze-Age town when it was abandoned and destroyed by the Thera volcano eruption sometime between…
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Thessaloniki Archaeological Museum
Read more: Thessaloniki Archaeological MuseumThe Archaeological Museum of Thessaloniki exhibits artifacts unearthed in northern Greece. The bulk of the collection is comprised of precious metal objects from the Hellenic Kingdom of Macedonia. Derveni Crater Five views of the Derveni crater, tomb B.Late 4th c.…
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Marathon Archaeological Museum
Read more: Marathon Archaeological MuseumThe Archeological Museum of Marathon is located in the small coastal town by the same name, and exhibits art and artifacts from various excavation sites in the vicinity. The area has been continually inhabited since the Stone Age so a…
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Mycenae Archaeological Museum
Read more: Mycenae Archaeological MuseumMycenae Museum is built next to Mycenae archaeological site to house artifacts from the Bronze Age citadel excavations. While the most important Mycenaean artifacts are exhibited at the National Archaeological Museum of Athens, a variety of other objects unearthed in…
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Vatican Museums: Greek & Roman Art
Read more: Vatican Museums: Greek & Roman ArtThe Vatican Museums in Italy exhibit a plethora of Greek and Roman sculptures. The antiquities collection of the Vatican had a great influence and provided inspiration to Italian Renaissance artists, among them Michelangelo who was a keen student of the…