Archaeological Museum of Mykonos
Αρχαιολογικό Μουσείο Μυκόνου | |
 Museum building | |
_SouthAegean_(cropped).svg.png)  Location within Greece South Aegean | |
| Location | Mykonos, Greece |
|---|---|
| Type | Archaeological museum |
The Archaeological Museum of Mykonos, located near the Old Port of the island of Mykonos, was established in 1902 by the Greek Archaeological Service.[1] It was originally built to house artefacts discovered in a burial site on the nearby islet of Rineia (Rhenia), dating back to 425/426 BC.[2] The museum’s collection includes pottery, funerary urns, and sculptures from the Cycladic, Geometric, and Classical periods, reflecting the island’s archaeological and maritime heritage.[3] The necropolis of Delos was located on Rhenia during Classical and Hellenistic times.
The original neoclassical building of 1905[4] 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 Mykonos vase (Pithos 2240), showing scenes from the fall of Troy.[5]
Gallery
Early Cycladic pottery, 2800-2300 BC
Donkey vase, orientalizing style, probably from Sifnos, 700-650 BC
Large relief pithos, capture of Troy, 675-650 BC
Large relief pithos, capture of Troy, detail, 675-650 BC
Melian amphora, a girl with earring, 625-600 BC
Kouros as a handle, archaic small bronze, 560-540 BC
Pelike, sales of oil, Eucharidés painter, 520-500 BC
Amphora, Dionysus and menade, Shuvalov Painter, 450-425 BC
Heracles, Parakastri, Roman copy of a classical Attic work
References
- ↑ "Archaeological Museum of Mykonos". Odysseus.culture.gr. Hellenic Ministry of Culture and Sports. Retrieved 2025-07-20.
- ↑ Travlos, John (1971). Pictorial Dictionary of Ancient Athens. Thames and Hudson.
- ↑ "A Guide to the Archaeological Museum of Mykonos". CultureTrip. Retrieved 2025-07-20.
- ↑ "Archaeological Museum of Mykonos". Greek Archaeological Museums. Retrieved 27 July 2026.
- ↑ "Archaeological Museum". Retrieved 19 November 2013.
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