Delos Museum was built in 1904 and was funded by "the Archaeological Society." The original building consisted of five western rooms. More rooms were built in 1931 and then again in 1972. During the same period the exterior of the building changed a lot because archaeologists wanted to “neutralize” the typically "industrial" elements and make the museum more “distinctive”.
The current exhibition area of the museum includes nine halls. Six of them include sculptures found in Delos, one of the finest collections in the world. Two rooms include prehistoric pottery until late Hellenistic times and the last one houses various small objects found in dwellings of Delos. This exhibition has not been completed yet.
Among others, in the museum you will also find the following collections:
- Funerary statues and columns (7th - 1st century B.C.)
- Pottery (3rd millennium - 1st century B.C.)
- Statuettes (2nd - 1st century B.C.)
- Jewelry and small accessories (2nd - 1st century B.C.)
- Mosaics (2nd - 1st century B.C.)
Open hours
- Winter (from 01/11 to 31/03): daily, 08:30-15:00
- Summer (from 01/04 to 31/10): Tuesday to Sunday, 08:30-15:00
Tickets
- Full fare ticket: €5
- Reduced fare ticket: €3 *
Free admission:
- March 6th - In honor of Melina Merkouri
- June 5th: World Environment Day
- April 18th: International Day of Monuments and Sites
- May 18th: International Museum Day
- Annually, the last weekend of September (European Heritage Days)
- Every first Sunday of the month starting on November 1st till March 31st
- All national holidays
- The first Sunday of each month, except for the months of July, August and September (if the first Sunday of the month happens to be a national holiday, then the second Sunday of the month will be a free admission day)
- September 27th: World Tourism Day
- Individuals who possess a valid, three-year, “Free Admission Pass”.
*People entitled to reduced fare ticket:
- Participants in International Conferences, following the approval of the General Director of Antiquities and Heritage
- Participants in tours organized by the 'Workers' Housing Organization'
- Accompanying parents in educational visits of schools of Primary Education
- EU citizens above the age of 65 by showing identity card or passport required
- Students from countries outside the EU
People entitled to free admission:
- Journalists by showing a Journalists' Union of the Athens Daily Newspapers card (ΕΣΗΕΑ)
- free admission card holders
- Holders of a pass ICOM – ICOMOS
- Members of companies and associations of Friends of Museums and Archaeological Sites in Greece, by showing a certified membership card
- Members of the Centre For Elderly Citizens by showing their Culture Card
- Students below the age of 19 accompanied by teachers (Group licenses granted by the Ministry of Culture)
- Members of the Greek Parliament
- Young people below the age of 19, by showing ID card
- Guides, by showing ID card of the Ministry of Development
- The official guests of the Greek State, after approval by the Director-General of Antiquities and Heritage
- Escorts of blind and disabled people
- Those serving their military service by showing ID card
- Maintainers of antiquities and works of art that have received special permission from the Ministry of Culture
- Employees of Greek Culture Organization (Ο.Π.Ε.Π.) by showing their identity
- Employees of Archaeological Receipts Fund (Τ.Α.Π.Α.) by showing their identity
- Employees of the Credit Management Fund for Archaeological Projects (Τ.Δ.Π.Ε.Α.Ε.) by showing their identity
- Employees of the Ministry of Culture by showing their identity
- Students of Universities, Technological Institutes or equivalent schools of EU countries by showing their student ID
