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Santorini Museums
The Museum of Prehistoric
Thera houses finds from the excavations at Akrtotiri, conducted
under the auspices of the Archaeological Society at Athens, the
earlier excavations at Potamos, made by members of the German
Archaeological Institute at Athens, and rescue excavations at
various other sites on the island, carried out by the 21st Ephorate
of Antiquities for the Cyclades and Samos, as well as objects
discovered fortuitously or handed over. read
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Archeaological Museum of Thera
It
was built in 1960 by the Ministry of Public Works in order to
replace the old museum (built in 1902), which had collapsed during
the earthquakes of 1956.
The Museum contains the
following collections:
- Sculpture, ranging from the Archaic to the Roman period.
- Inscriptions, ranging from the Archaic to the Roman period.
- Vases and clay figurines, dating from the Geometric to the
Hellenistic periods.
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Maritime museum in Oia village
Here
you will find all kinds of displays featuring marine objects which trace the
history of the island, especially during the 19th century.
Megaron Gyzi
The
cultural center of the island is located in a beautiful old mansion called
Megaron Gyzi. Here the visitor can observe the exhibitions, which give a
cultural account of the island's history as well as marvel at the unique
17th century architecture of the mansion with its dome-shaped rooms and
pebble stone yards. Old manuscripts, engravings with dresses, views and
maps of the Cyclades islands, from the island of the 16th through the 19th
century. Old photographs of how Santorini looked before the devastating
earthquake of 1956 and paintings of well-known greek artists who worked on
the island.
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