Archaeological Collection of Apeiranthos, Naxos: A community-based museum

In recognition of his contribution, the Collection was named the Michalis Bardanis Museum. Most of the exhibits originated in the wider area of Apeiranthos, where the Early Cycladic civilisation flourished, as well as from the Lesser Cyclades, Koufonisia, Keros and Irakleia.

The Early Cycladic Collection of the Apeiranthos Museum ranks among the most important of its kind. Alongside its figurines and its clay and marble vessels and utensils, the twelve stone plaques from Korfi t’ Aroniou, dating to the 3rd millennium BC, are definitely worth visitor’s attention, depicting scenes from the daily life and activities of the island’s prehistoric inhabitants.

The Museum also houses an extensive collection of petroglyphs, stone slabs and rock surfaces from various sites across Naxos, bearing incised and relief carvings, representative of the art of rock engraving during prehistoric and historic times.