Archaeological Museum of Piraeus

About

The Archaeological Museum of Piraeus is a museum in Piraeus, a port city within the Athens urban area in Greece. It contains mainly sculptures, discovered in Piraeus and in the area of the Attic coast from Bronze Age to Roman times.

The museum's displayed objects are divided in sections:

- A reconstruction of a typical Classical sanctuary ( Cybele 's)

The old building of the museum (330 m 2 ), 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 m 2. Both buildings neighbour on the Zeas ( Greek : Ζέα ) ancient classical theater. In the near future, the theater site is going to be used as an open-air sculpture exhibition.

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