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CORFU WORTH SEEING ARCHAELOGICAL MUSEUM OF CORFU

ARCHAELOGICAL MUSEUM OF CORFU
The museum was built between 1962 and 1965, in a plot donated by the Municipality of Corfu, on 1 Vraila Armeni St, in order to house the sculptures from the temple of Artemis. In 1994, two more rooms were added, and now contain finds from the recent excavations in the city of Corfu.
The collections of the museum include:
  • An old collection of unknown provenance.
  • Excavation finds from the ancient city of Corfu.
  • Finds from the Kerkyraean Cassiope.
  • Finds from the excavations in the district of Thesprotia.

    Address Corfu 49100, Ionian Islands
    Archaeological Museum of Kerkyra, the Old Fortress
    Telephone +30 26610 30680
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    ABOUT ARCHAELOGICAL MUSEUM OF CORFU
    THE GORGO PEDIMENT
    LION OF MENECRATES
    ARCHAIC PEDIMENT FROM FIGARETO
    LATE ARCHAIC KORE
    TERRACOTTA STATUETTES OF ARTEMIS
    HEAD OF A SMALL KOUROS
    BRONZE STATUETTE OF A RUNNING YOUNG REVELLER
    MARBLE TORSO OF APOLLO
    CASES WITH COINS
    TORSO OF A LATE ARCHAIC KOUROS

    ARCHAELOGICAL MUSEUM OF CORFU IMAGE GALLERY

    THE GORGO PEDIMENT - The LION OF MENECRATES - DIONYSIAC SYMPOSIUM - Left part of an Archaic pediment from the area of Figareto. The impressive representation depicts a scene of a Dionysiac symposium. Dated to 500 B.C.

    ARCHAEOLOGICAL MUSEUM OF CORFU - One of the statues that brought in the light the excavations that have become in Corfu. ARCHAEOLOGICAL MUSEUM OF CORFU - In the museum you will see important discoveries from the archaeological sites of Corfu and Thesprotia. ARCHAEOLOGICAL MUSEUM OF CORFU - A exceptional sample of the ancient sculptural art.

    LION OF MENECRATES - ARCHAEOLOGICAL MUSEUM OF CORFU - Vessel with painting representation. ARCHAEOLOGICAL MUSEUM OF CORFU - The exhibits of the museum reveal aspects of developed ancient Corfiot civilization.

    TRIPODAL PYXIS - An ancient tripodal pyxis. ARCHAIC MARBLE LAMP FROM RODA - An archaic marble lamp that was found to the excavations to the Roda area. ARCHAEOLOGICAL MUSEUM OF CORFU - The archaeological museum of Corfu functions from ot 1962.

    ARCHAEOLOGICAL MUSEUM OF CORFU - Even in grounds of museum are exposed certain discoveries. ARCHAEOLOGICAL MUSEUM OF CORFU - A part of the collection with the vessels. ARCHAEOLOGICAL MUSEUM OF CORFU - The excavations brought in the light vessels in different sizes and drawings.

    ARCHAEOLOGICAL MUSEUM OF CORFU - The colection with the statues impresses every visitor. ARCHAEOLOGICAL MUSEUM OF CORFU - Another sculpture from the archaic period. ARCHAEOLOGICAL MUSEUM OF CORFU - A part of a panoply.

    ARCHAEOLOGICAL MUSEUM OF CORFU - A marble head of lion. ARCHAEOLOGICAL MUSEUM OF CORFU - A casque. I wonder how much times it protected the soldier that wore it in the field of battles? ARCHAEOLOGICAL MUSEUM OF CORFU - A vessel with a painting.




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