Archaeological Museum of Sikyon

About the museum

The Archaeological Museum of Sikyon is housed in part of a Roman bath (thermae), north of the Hellenistic and Roman agora of the ancient city. In 1935 Anastasios Orlandos excavated the monumental complex and restored four of its rooms, whose walls survived to a height of four metres, so that they could function as a museum.

In the open-air area, architectural members, grave stelae and inscribed bases are displayed. Room A houses architectural members of public buildings, sections of statues, inscriptions and a mosaic floor from a house of the classical period. Room B is devoted to sculpture, with statuettes, votive reliefs and statues from the Hellenistic and Roman periods. Room C presents grave goods and funerary markers from the cemeteries of Sikyon, figurines and small objects from the Pitsa cave, lamps, metalwork and coins.

Highlights

• Marble bust of Apollo reminiscent of a work by Praxiteles
• Mycenaean vessels from Xylokastro
• Mosaic floors of classical-period houses
• Roman bath as a museum building

Permanent exhibition

• Μόνιμη έκθεση του Αρχαιολογικού Μουσείου Σικυώνας – Sculptures, mosaics, inscriptions and grave goods that illuminate public and private life in ancient Sikyon.

Founded

1935

Operated by

Υπουργείο Πολιτισμού – Εφορεία Αρχαιοτήτων Κορινθίας

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.

From 1 April 2025, separate tickets apply to the museum and to the archaeological site of ancient Sikyon. Free admission and reduced tickets are available to specific categories of visitors, in accordance with the regulations of the Ministry of Culture.

Accessibility

• Wheelchair accessible: not available
• Elevator: no information
• 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 museum is not accessible for people with disabilities; access to the archaeological site is partial.

Kids & families

The museum hasn’t published any information on this.

Getting there & parking

By car from the Olympia Odos motorway, Kiato exit, or from the old national road Corinth–Patras via Odos Olympionikon towards the local community of Archaia Sikyona (Vasiliko).

Amenities & dining

There is a car park.

Events & venue rental

The museum hasn’t published any information on this.

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