The Archaeological Museum of Kavala () is a

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Kavala Kavala (, ''Kavála'' ) is a city in northern Greece, the principal seaport of eastern Macedonia and the capital of Kavala regional unit. It is situated on the Bay of Kavala, across from the island of Thasos and on the A2 motorway, a one-and ...

, Eastern Macedonia,

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, located towards the western end of the Ethnikis Antistasis road in Kavala. The museum was established in 1934, and reopened in 1964 in its current premises. The museum as it stands today was built by the architects D. Fatouros and G. Triantaphyllides, professors of the Polytechnic School and the

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between 1963 and 1964. The museum has been referred to as the most important archaeological museum in Eastern Macedonia and one of the most important museums in Greece. The museum contains prehistoric artifacts found all over the Kavala regional unit such as in Neapolis (old Kavala),

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and places such as Oisyme, Galypsos, Dikili Tas,

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, Mesembria, Nikisiani and Avdira.

Interior

On the first floor of the museum are items from the wider region of

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, from Galypsos, Oisyme, ancient

Topeiros Topeiros () is a municipality in the Xanthi (regional unit), Xanthi regional unit, Greece. The municipality has an area of 312.493 km2 and a population 9,473 (2021). The seat of the municipality is in Evlalo. History Topeiros was an Thracians, anc ...

and

, Abdera and Mesembria. Items range from clay figurines and

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, to coins of Macedonian kings, black-figure wares, a painted cist grave and metal pots. The Cycladic amphora (7th century BC) and a red-figure hydria (4th century BC) are of major note on the first floor.

File:Macedonian_Museums-29-Arx_Kavalas-487.jpg, Fragment of male statue wearing a short chiton File:Macedonian_Museums-29-Arx_Kavalas-488.jpg, Α painted cist grave votive funerary banquet. 4th century BC File:Macedonian_Museums-29-Arx_Kavalas-489.jpg, Α painted cist grave

Exterior

The atrium and courtyard of the Kavala Archaeological Museum contain a number of architectural members excavated in various parts of Eastern Macedonia, dating back to the

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. There are also numerous stelai which are carved with reliefs and inscriptions.

Renovation

Between 1999 and 2000, the museum underwent expansion and renovation. The museum was extended to accommodate for more exhibition rooms to display its permanent collections and to increase the number of temporary exhibitions in the museum. The museum is open weekdays from 8:00 to 19:00 and weekends from 8:00 to 14:30 in the summer, but during weekdays in the winter, it closes at 17:00. The museum is closed on Mondays.

References

External links

Hellenic Ministry of Culture and Tourism
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Museums established in 1934 Buildings and structures in Kavala History of Kavala 1934 establishments in Greece