It is located near the port of Vathy, close to the Town Hall and the Central Park of the capital. Samos Archaeological Museum is regarded as one of the most interesting provincial museums in Greece. Two buildings in the capital town of the island, a neoclassical ( old ) and a modern, house the Museum. The Old Museum, built in 1912 and formerly housing the "Paschaleion archives". The New Museum which was inaugurated in 1987 and contains the Archaic sculpture collection. The building was erected at the expense of the "Volkswagen" cultural foundation. It contains the following collections:
Archaic Sculpture, Pottery, Bronzes, Ivory objects, Wooden items, Clay figurines, Small objects from Egypt and Persia etc..
Various items dating back to the Hellenistic, the Prehistoric, the Geometric and the Archaic period. There are exhibits from the Archaic Period, a large number of pieces of sculpture from the 5th, 6th and 7th centuries B.C, kores and kouroi (above life-size), sarcophagi, Ionian columns and much more. Also included in the collection are pieces from the Hellenistic period, such as statues (above life size), grave relics and votive offerings.
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