Archaeological Museum of Vathy
Museum with the finds from the Heraion of Samos and the famous Kouros of Samos, about five metres tall.
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About the museum
The Archaeological Museum of Samos is housed in two buildings. The old two-storey neoclassical building, the “Paschaleio Archaiofylakeio”, was built in 1912, and the new building was added in the 1980s with funding from the Volkswagen Foundation.
The old building displays finds from the Heraion of Samos, a sanctuary of Hera of worldwide renown in its time and today a UNESCO monument: statues, vessels and dedications of bronze, ivory and wood. The new building houses the sculpture gallery with important examples of Archaic sculpture.
The main exhibits are the Kouros of Samos, about five metres tall and dating to around 580 BC, and the group of votive sculptures by the artist Geneleos. This group was dedicated to Hera by a wealthy island family and is regarded as a masterpiece of early Archaic sculpture: it depicted the seated mother Phileia and the half-reclining father, beside statues of their four children.
Highlights
- The Kouros of Samos, about five metres tall
- The group of votive sculptures by Geneleos
- Finds from the Heraion of Samos
- Sculpture gallery of the Archaic period
- Founded
- 1912
Admission & discounts
| Adults | €10 |
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| Reduced | €5Beneficiaries under the joint ministerial decision 117624/2024 (Government Gazette 1968/B/29-3-2024), including EU citizens over 65 from 1 October to 31 May, accompanying parents on educational visits by primary schools from the EU and the EEA, and accompanying teachers on school visits from countries outside the EU. |
Free admission: 6 March, 18 April, 18 May, the last weekend of September, 28 October and every first Sunday of the month from 1 November to 31 March
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Getting there & parking
The museum is seven minutes on foot from the KTEL bus station and four minutes from Pythagora Square; by car it is two minutes from any point.
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