Archaeological Museum of Rhodes

About the museum

The Archaeological Museum of Rhodes is housed in the medieval building of the Hospital of the Knights, one of the most impressive structures of the Medieval City. Its construction began in 1440 under Grand Master Jean de Lastic and was completed in 1489 under Pierre d'Aubusson. It is a building in the Gothic style with Renaissance elements, with a pointed entrance, an inner courtyard and a two-storey arcade around which the rooms open.

The first exhibition was organised in 1914 by the Italian Archaeological Mission and included prehistoric and Mycenaean objects, vessels, sculptures, inscriptions, coins, Byzantine and medieval finds and an ethnographic collection. After the Second World War extensive repairs were carried out in the parts of the building that had been bombed, and after the incorporation of the Dodecanese into the Greek state the exhibition was reorganised in successive phases.

Today the collection consists mainly of finds from the Italian excavations on Rhodes and the other Dodecanese islands: Mycenaean jewellery and vessels from the necropoleis of Ialysos and Kamiros, sculptures of the Classical and Hellenistic periods and Rhodian coins. In the courtyard and the garden, mosaic floors and sculptures are displayed.

Highlights

• Head of Helios, an example of Rhodian Baroque
• Statue of Aphrodite Aidoumene (the Modest) and statuette of Aphrodite Apolouomene (the Bather)
• Grave stele of Kritous and Timarista from Kamiros
• Mosaic floors from Arkasa on Karpathos
• Burial groups from the necropoleis of Ialysos and Kamiros
• The building of the Hospital of the Knights with the patients' hall

Permanent exhibition

• Μόνιμη συλλογή – Sculptures of the Archaic, Classical and Hellenistic periods, burial groups from Ialysos and Kamiros and Rhodian coins are displayed in the rooms of the upper floor and in the courtyard.

Founded

1914

Operated by

Εφορεία Αρχαιοτήτων Δωδεκανήσου

Admission & discounts

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

Accessibility

• Wheelchair accessible
• Elevator
• Accessible restroom: no information
• Accessible parking: no information
• Service dogs welcome: no information
• Tactile models & exhibits: no information
• Sign language tours: no information
• Easy-to-read materials: no information
• Audio description: no information

The site is described as accessible and has a lift.

Kids & families

The museum hasn’t published any information on this.

Getting there & parking

The museum is located in the Medieval City, about 10 minutes on foot from the centre of Rhodes town (Mandraki).

Amenities & dining

• Café
• Wi-Fi

A café or restaurant operates on site, and there is WiFi for visitors.

Events & venue rental

The museum hasn’t published any information on this.