The Archaeological Museum of Aigina is situated about 10 min. walk from the centre of Aigina town. It houses archaeological materials from the island. This museum was founded in 1829, when the Greeks were still n the war of Independence; it follows that this is the oldest archaeological museum in Greece. The present building was constructed in 1980.
See also the Greek Ministry of Culture's web site, Archaeological Museum of Aigina (in English)
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Early Classical Sphinx. About 460 BCE. |
| Archaic (middle of the sixth century BCE) inscription, found at Leivadi site. It records that a temple, altar, divine statue etc were made at Aphaia when certain Theoitas was the priest. |
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Inscription that marked the boundary of the sanctuary of Poseidon and Apollo. |
| Model of the so-called "White House (Weisses House)" found in the Kolonna site. It was constructed during the third millenium BCE, and the name derives from the white painted plaster. |  |
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One of the tombs stones exposed in the courtyard. Most of the tombstones in the courtyard came from Rhenia island. They were brought here when Aigina archaeological museum was THE national museum of Greece. Rhenia is the island next to Delos. When the Athenians seized Delos, they moved all the existing tombs to Rhenia island. |
| Inscription marking the boundary of the sanctuary of Athena. |  |
