Archaeological Museum of Delos
The Archaeological Museum of Delos is a museum on the island of Delos, near Mykonos in the South Aegean, Greece. It is noted for its extensive collection of statues unearthed in the surrounding area of the ancient site, which has been declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Although the museum has a considerable collection, it does not contain all of the items found in Delos: a large quantity are on display in Athens at the National Archaeological Museum.
Exterior view of the museum.
Delos Theatre. The World Heritage site surrounding the museum which supplied the museum with its collection.
Silenus, the tutor of Dionysos
Alabastron, Artemis with swans, find from Heraion. Corinthian production, 620-600 BC.
The island of Delos, near Mykonos, close to the centre of the Cyclades archipelago, is one of the most important mythological, historical, and archaeological sites in Greece. The excavations in the island are among the most extensive in the Mediterranean; ongoing work takes place under the direction of the Ephorate of Antiquities of Cyclades, and many of the artifacts found are on display at the Archaeological Museum of Delos and the National Archaeological Museum of Athens.
General view of Delos
The island of Delos, Carl Anton Joseph Rottmann, 1847
The theatre
The Terrace of the Lions