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The Archaeological Museum of Piraeus contains mainly sculptures, discovered in Piraeus and in the area of the Attic coast from Bronze Age to Roman times, [1]
The Archaeological Museum of Piraeus contains mainly sculptures, discovered in Piraeus and in the area of the Attic coast from Bronze Age to Roman times, [1]
The museum's displayed objects are divided in sections: [2]
The old building of the museum (330 m2 [1] ), which is currently used as a storage room, was built in 1935. [3] The new two-store building, which was inaugurated in 1981, [3] covers a total area of total 1.394 m2. Both buildings neighbour on the Zeas (Greek : Ζέα) ancient classical theater. In the near future, the theater site is going to be used as an open-air sculpture exhibition. [1]
The museum is accessible with the Athens metro or bus lines. It is 15-minute walk from Piraeus station and a couple minute walk from bus station. Moreover, it is a 5-minute walk from the area for the reception of Cruise ships of the Piraeus port.
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