The Archaeological Museum of Piraeus contains mainly sculptures, discovered in Piraeus and in the area of the Attic coast from Bronze Age to Roman times,

Collections

The museum's displayed objects are divided in sections:Ministry of Culture (Archaeological Receipts Funds), ''Archaeological Museum of Piraeus'' (brochure) *

Prehistoric Prehistory, also known as pre-literary history, is the period of human history between the use of the first stone tools by hominins 3.3 million years ago and the beginning of recorded history with the invention of writing systems. The use of ...

collection ( Mycenaean) * Pottery collection *

Bronze statues Bronze is the most popular metal for cast metal sculptures; a cast bronze sculpture is often called simply "a bronze". It can be used for statues, singly or in groups, reliefs, and small statuettes and figurines, as well as bronze elements ...

*A reconstruction of a typical Classical sanctuary ( Cybele's) *Classical gravestones *Large funerary monuments *

Hellenistic In Classical antiquity, the Hellenistic period covers the time in Mediterranean history after Classical Greece, between the death of Alexander the Great in 323 BC and the emergence of the Roman Empire, as signified by the Battle of Actium in ...

sculptures * Roman sculptures

The building

The old building of the museum (330 m² ), which is currently used as a storage room, was built in 1935. The new two-store building, which was inaugurated in 1981, covers a total area of total 1.394 m². Both buildings neighbour on the Zeas ( el, Ζέα) ancient classical theater. In the near future, the theater site is going to be used as an open-air sculpture exhibition.

Visitors information

The museum is accessible with the Athens metro or bus lines. It is 15-minute walk from

Piraeus station Piraeus ( el, Πειραιάς, ) is the name of two railway stations in Piraeus, Greece, approximately 9 km south-west of the centre of Athens. The southern building is the present terminus of Athens Metro Line 1, formerly the Athens-Pirae ...

and a couple minute walk from bus station. Moreover, it is a 5-minute walk from the area for the reception of Cruise ships of the Piraeus port.

Gallery

File:7669 - Piraeus Arch. Museum, Athens - 330s BC stele for a girl - Photo by Giovanni Dall'Orto, Nov 14 200.jpg, Funerary relief for a girl, flanked by her parents (330/320 BC) File:7348 - Piraeus Arch. Museum, Athens - Athena - Photo by Giovanni Dall'Orto, Nov 14 2009.jpg, The ''

Piraeus Athena The Piraeus Athena is a bronze statue dated to the fourth century BCE. It currently resides in the Archaeological Museum of Piraeus. Discovery The Piraeus Athena was discovered in 1959, by workers who were drilling underground to install pipes. Br ...

'', a classical-age bronze File:7262 - Piraeus Arch. Museum, Athens - The Piraeus Apollo - Photo by Giovanni Dall'Orto, Nov 14 2009.jpg, The ''

Piraeus Apollo The ''Piraeus Apollo'' is an archaic-style bronze dating from the 6th century BC, possibly from the years 530–520 BC, exhibited now at the Archaeological Museum of Piraeus, Athens. Overview The ''Piraeus Apollo'' is a product of the late ar ...

'', an archaic-age bronze File:7041 - Piraeus Arch. Museum, Athens - Funerary lion - Photo by Giovanni Dall'Orto, Nov 14 2009.jpg, Copy of

Piraeus Lion The Piraeus Lion ( it, Leone del Pireo) is one of four lion statues on display at the Venetian Arsenal, Italy, where it was displayed as a symbol of Venice's patron saint, Saint Mark. History It was originally located in Piraeus, the harbour ...

File:7158 - Piraeus Arch. Museum, Athens - Nude youth, from Kephissia- Photo by Giovanni Dall'Orto, Nov 14 20.jpg, Nude ephebe (2nd century CE), Roman copy after an original of the Polykleitan school File:7316 - Piraeus Arch. Museum, Athens - Artemis - Photo by Giovanni Dall'Orto, Nov 14 2009.jpg, Bronze statue of a ''

Piraeus Artemis Piraeus Artemis refers to two bronze statues of Artemis excavated in Piraeus, Athens in 1959, along with a large theatrical mask (possibly in honor of Dionysus) and three pieces of marble sculptures. Two other statues were found in the buried cache ...

''. It dates from the mid-4th century and is attributed to the sculptor Euphranor File:MuseoPireo-5820TAW.JPG, Bronze tragic mask from the mid-4th century and is attributed to the sculptor Silanion

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