Archaeological Museum of Aigion

The Archaeological Museum of Aigion[1] is a museum in Aigion, Greece opened on August 6, 1994. The building of the museum which originally housed the municipal market of Aigio is a work of the famous architect Ernst Ziller and it was built in 1890. In the museum there are six rooms covering findings from the Neolithic period to the late Roman.[2]

Archaeological Museum of Aigio (Ex municipal market, work of Ernst Ziller)

Partial view of the Archaeological Museum of Aigio.

References

1. Presentation of the museum in the Greek magazine "Archaeology" (includes photos from some of the artifacts of the museum)
2. "The Archaeological Museum of Aigion sight". pdetourism.gr. Archived from the original on July 21, 2011. Retrieved August 28, 2009.

• Kolonas L., Museum of Aigio, Ταμείο Αρχαιολογικών Πόρων και Απαλλοτριώσεων, Athens 2004 ISBN 960-214-254-5 (in Greek)

External links

• Hellenic Ministry of Culture, Archaeological Museum of Aigion (includes photos)
• Municipality of Aigialeia official website (Greek only)