The Archaeological Museum of Milos is situated in Plaka and it is housed in the beautiful, neoclassic building of Ernst Ziller.
In the museum you can find:
- A prehistoric collection from Fylakopi
- A collection of sculptures and bas-reliefs
- An obsidian collection
- A collection of inscriptions
A copy of Venus de Milo stands at the Museum Entrance (Room A). It was made in the workshop of the Louvre Museum. On the left side of this room you can see blades, scales and obsidian exfoliates from Fylakopi, Nyhia and Demenegaki. Moreover, in the same room, you can see a large burial jar which dates back to the 6th century BC.
In the left room (Room B) you can see prehistoric objects which date back to the 5th millennium till the end of the 2nd millennium BC. Here you can admire the archaeological findings from ancient Fylakopi, such as pots with lilies painted on them, statuettes, an altar from Fylakopi’s sanctuary, a small collection of early-Cycladic marble statuettes and the famous “Kyra of Fylakopi”.
In the small room behind the entrance (Room C) you will see geometric, archaic, classic, Hellenistic and Roman works, plenty of coins, tools and objects of everyday use.
Finally, in the room on the right of the entrance (Room D), you will see findings from the ancient town of Klima, plenty of sculptures form the Hellenistic and the Roman period and slabs with the archaic alphabet of Milos composed of 21 letters.
Open hours
- Tuesday - Sunday, 08:00-16:00
Tickets
- Full fare: 3€
- Reduced fare: 2€ for people over 65 years old
- Free admission for students and children younger than 10 years old
