Aegean Maritime Museum
The Aegean Maritime Museum on Mykonos presents the maritime history of the Greeks in a 19th-century Cycladic house, with ship models, maps and ancient coins.
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About the museum
The Aegean Maritime Museum was founded by Giorgos M. Drakopoulos, a native of Mykonos, and his wife Ioanna, and has been operating since 1985. Its purpose is to research and present maritime history and the relationship of the Greeks with the sea from antiquity to the present. The museum is a charitable foundation under private law.
It is housed in a 19th-century Cycladic house in the centre of the traditional town of Mykonos, at the location Tria Pigadia. The rooms and the garden have been arranged to form a harmonious whole for the presentation of the exhibits, which are divided into indoor and outdoor displays.
The indoor exhibits include ship models, historical maritime documents, prints, maps, ancient objects and a rare collection of ancient coins with naval images. In the garden are displayed the original mechanism of the Armenistis Lighthouse, grave stelae, nautical instruments and tools. The museum has also created two floating museums, the “Evangelistria” and the “Thales of Miletus”.
Highlights
- Ship models and historical maritime documents
- Rare collection of ancient coins with naval images
- The original mechanism of the Armenistis Lighthouse in the garden
- Maps and prints
- Cycladic house of the 19th century at Tria Pigadia
Permanent exhibition
- Μόνιμη έκθεση: ναυτική ιστορία του Αιγαίου – Indoor exhibits (ship models, documents, maps, ancient coins) and outdoor exhibits in the garden, such as the mechanism of the Armenistis Lighthouse.
- Founded
- 1983
- Operated by
- Ναυτικό Μουσείο Αιγαίου (κοινωφελές ίδρυμα ιδιωτικού δικαίου)
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| Good to know | The museum also offers a virtual tour on its website. |
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