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Museum · Ancient Olympia, Ancient Olympia, Western Greece

Archaeological Museum of Olympia

Αρχαιολογικό Μουσείο Ολυμπίας

The Archaeological Museum of Olympia displays the finds from the sanctuary of Zeus at Olympia, including the Hermes of Praxiteles and the Nike of Paionios, at Ancient Olympia in Elis, Western Greece.

Why go

The Archaeological Museum of Olympia holds the finds from the excavations in the Altis, the sacred precinct of Zeus, from prehistoric to early Christian times; Hellenic Heritage, the Ministry of Culture's heritage platform, says it was designed by the architect Patroklos Karantinos and names the pedimental sculptures of the Temple of Zeus, the Nike of Paionios and the Hermes of Praxiteles among its sculptures, beside its bronzes and pottery. The Ministry's Odysseus page says the museum was reorganised in 2004 and has a vestibule and twelve exhibition rooms. Hellenic Heritage's ticket covers the museum together with the archaeological site and the Museum of the History of the Olympic Games, and the Ministry's site page says there is no ticket for a single area. This record is the museum, not the archaeological site or the other museums at Olympia.

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