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Archaeological Museum of Piraeus: At the harbor of ancient Athens

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Piraeus, GR Get Directions

The Archaeological Museum of Piraeus holds the entire history of the city as a key commercial centre of the eastern Mediterranean and port of ancient Athens.

The two-storey building surrounds the Hellenistic theatre of Zea, while its collection is displayed in ten halls. The exhibits originate mainly from the wider area of Piraeus and the coasts of Attica, covering the period from the Mycenaean to the Roman era.

Of particular importance are the funerary stelae, most notably the famous 4th century BC funerary monument of Kallithea, as well as the rare intact bronze statues of Athena and Artemis from the Archaic-Classical period.

Equally notable is the kouros dedicated to the god Apollo, the oldest surviving cast statue in Greece.

Access

31 Charilaou Trikoupi St
18536, Piraeus

Get directions

On foot

5 minutes from Marina Zea
8 minutes from Municipal Theater Square
10 minutes from the passenger port of Piraeus

By metro

Line 3, exit at “Dimotiko Theatro” metro station

By bus

Line 040 from Syntagma Square, get off at “Terpsithea” stop
Lines 906, 300, 904 from Karaiskaki Square (at the port)

Opening hours

Summer hours

April 1 – October 31

Mon: 09:00 – 17:00
Tue: closed
Wed: 09:00 – 17:00
Thu: 09:00 – 17:00
Fri: 09:00 – 17:00
Sat: 09:00 – 17:00
Sun: 09:00 – 17:00

Winter hours

November 1 – March 31

Mon: 08:30 – 15:30
Tue: closed
Wed: 08:30 – 15:30
Thu: 08:30 – 15:30
Fri: 08:30 – 15:30
Sat: 08:30 – 15:30
Sun: 08:30 – 15:30

Last admission: 20 minutes before closing time



The site remains closed on the following dates and public holidays:
January 1, March 25, May 1, Easter Sunday, December 25 & 26.

Tickets

Full: €10,00
Reduced: €5,00

Admission is free on March 6, April 18, May 18, the last weekend of September, on October 28, as well as on the first and third Sunday of each month between November 1 and March 31.

Amenities

WC
WiFi
Elevator
Accessibility

Contact

Archaeological Museum of Piraeus
T: +30 210 4521598, +30 210 4590731

Ephorate of Antiquities of Piraeus and Islands
T: +30 210 4590700
E: [email protected]

See also

Olympieion: One of the oldest sanctuaries in Athens

Olympieion
Archaeological Site

Museum of Modern Greek Culture: A journey through time

Museum of Modern Greek Culture
Museum
Hellenic Heritage
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