Archaeological Museum of Naxos — Attraction in Municipality of Naxos and the Lesser Cyclades

Currently, Free Entry.

The Archaeological Museum of Naxos is one of the most important museums in the world due to its early Cycladic collection which includes the famous marble figurines. It boasts unique works of art and objects of daily use from Naxos and the so-called Little Cyclades complex, which highlight the history of the Aegean region. Currently the Museum is closed since it is part of the project 'Islet of Museums in the Castle of Chora, Naxos' which is in progress of works. In the frame of this project, the Museum will be fully renovated so as to be included in a network of museums and other venues of cultural interest in the Castle of Chora, Naxos. From the 15th of May 2021 and for as long as the project lasts a 'Temporary Exhibition' of the Archaeological Museum of Naxos is available on the second floor of the Cultural Center 'Saint Ursula' at the former Ursulines Monastery of the Holy Catholic Archbishopric of Naxos, offering an enjoyable travel to the island's significant...

The interiors of this Frankish building seem not to have been renovated since that time. If you can stomach the rough presentation of the building, and you have an appetite for vase shards (I usually do not), you can find some very nice patterns here. I especially like that they reconstructed some of the vases, so that you can get a good idea of what they must have been like before being smashed. The information provided in the accompanying panels is informative and engaging. And of course, the centerpiece of this museum is a splendid mosaic on the terrace with a view over Naxos and the sea. It goes without saying that this alone is worth the entrance fee. Definitely...

We paid a quick visit to this museum one afternoon. The museum is nothing big or fancy, but it does have a lot of pretty cool things in it. What made it more interesting to me was the fact that there were some artifacts there that were recovered from Zeus's Childhood Cave, which we had hiked to the day before. We also walked around the building (not sure if it's considered part of the museum) and saw some of the rooms and furniture from when the castle was in use. The whole area, including the museum is...