Archaeological Museum of Agios Nikolaos
Archaeological Museum of Agios Nikolaos
Address: Kon/nou Paleologou 41, Ag. Nikolaos 721 00, |Crete
Fax: +30 28410 22462
Email: efalas@culture.gr
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The Archaeological Museum of Agios Nikolaos is a museum in Agios Nikolaos, Crete, Greece. Established in 1970, the museum contains archaeological finds in chronological order beginning with the Neolithic era, Minoan remains, and ending with Greco-Roman finds.
It consists of eight large rooms and amongst its most famous exhibits is the Goddess of Mirtos, a libation vessel in the form of a female figure discovered at a Bronze Age settlement at Fournos, near Mirtos.
The museum also contains important items of the Daedalic Period which date back to the 7th century BC, notably the head of a clay statue of a woman found near Sitia.
Tuesday - Sunday: 08:00-15:00.
Monday closed.