Archaeological Museum of Neapolis, Voies

About the museum

The core of the museum was the Archaeological Collection of Neapolis, founded in 1968, when the then community made two rooms available in its newly built community building to house the town’s scattered antiquities and those kept for years in the gymnasium. The finds were gathered by the antiquities supervisor Angelos Delivorrias. The collection remained there until 2003 and was then temporarily housed in two rooms of the gymnasium.

The present building was constructed in the 1950s with help from Greek expatriates from Vatika and was intended as a health station, but it was abandoned. In the early 1990s it housed three primary school classes and the town band. After requests from residents for a museum, the community transferred it to the Ministry of Culture. The fitting-out works took place in 2006–2008, and in 2010 the antiquities were moved to the new site.

The exhibition was funded by the Operational Programme “Western Greece – Peloponnese – Ionian Islands” and was completed in 2015. Its design is based on the similarity of the floor plan to the outline of the Malea peninsula: visitors follow the imaginary journey of an ancient traveller from the north-western to the north-eastern coasts. The coastal sites are marked in blue, the inland sites in ochre and the urban centre in red.

The sections present the sanctuary of Apollo Hypertelatas near Foiniki, the city of Asopos, Onou Gnathos and Pavlopetri, Voies, the ancient acropolises of the area and the prehistoric settlement. Sculptures, inscriptions, grave stelae and vessels are displayed.

Highlights

• Clay figurines and bronze objects from the sanctuary of Apollo Hypertelatas
• Grave stelae, sculptures and inscriptions of the Roman city of Voies
• Mycenaean grave goods from Sykea, Angelona and Agios Ioannis of Monemvasia
• Exhibition route following the outline of the Malea peninsula
• Finds from the ancient acropolises of Epidavros Limera, Zarax and Kyfantes

Permanent exhibition

• Μόνιμη έκθεση: ο ταξιδιώτης στη χερσόνησο του Μαλέα – Sculptures, inscriptions, grave stelae and vessels from the Epidavros Limera area, arranged along a route that follows the outline of the Malea peninsula.

Founded

1968

Operated by

Υπουργείο Πολιτισμού – Εφορεία Αρχαιοτήτων Λακωνίας

Admission & discounts

Free admission: 6 March, 18 April, 18 May, the last weekend of September, 28 October, and the first and third Sunday of every month from 1 November to 31 March.

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Kids & families

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Getting there & parking

From the port of Neapolis the museum is about 10 minutes on foot or 2 minutes by car; from Monemvasia it is about 35 minutes by car, and from Sparta about 110 km.

Amenities & dining

Toilets and a car park are available on site.

Events & venue rental

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