Olympia Archaeological Museum

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The Olympia Archaeological Museum is one of the great museums of Greece and houses artifacts found in the archaeological place of Ancient Olympia.

Contents 1 History of the museum 2 Collections 3 Notable exhibits 4 See also 5 References 6 External links

[edit] History of the museum

The museum was built opposite the excavation site in a valley northwest of the Kronion hill and was designed by Patroklos Karantinos ^[1]. The official opening was in 1982 One of the most known exhibits is the Nike of Paeonius which is featured as part of the design of the medals of the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens.

[edit] Collections

• Collection of terracottas (prehistoric, Archaic and Classical periods).
• Collection of bronzes.
• Collection of sculptures (Archaic up to the Roman periods).
• Collection from the Olympic Games.

[edit] Notable exhibits

• The Hermes bearing the infant Dionysus by Praxiteles
• The Nike of Paeonius
• Zeus carrying Ganymedes
• Pediments of the Temple of Zeus
• The helmet of Miltiades
• Miniature bronze statue of a horse

[edit] See also

• Ancient Olympia
• Ancient Olympic Games
• List of museums in Greece
• Praxiteles
• Statue of Zeus at Olympia

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Official website