Delphi Archaeological Museum

Delphi Archaeological Museum

Αρχαιολογικό Μουσείο Δελφών
Delphi Archaeological Museum
Location within Greece
Established	1903 (1903)
Location	Τ.Κ. 33054, Delphi, Greece
Coordinates	38°28′48″N 22°30′00″E / 38.4801275°N 22.4999303°E / 38.4801275; 22.4999303
Type	Archaeological museum
Collections	Greek antiquities
Visitors	137,550 (2009)[1]
Owner	Greek Ministry of Culture (10th ephorate of prehistoric and classical antiquities
Website	"Outline on the website of the Greek Ministry of Culture".

Delphi Archaeological museum (Greek: Αρχαιολογικό Μουσείο Δελφών) is one of the principal museums of Greece and one of the most visited. It is operated by the Greek Ministry of Culture (Ephorate of Antiquities of Phocis). Founded in 1903, it has been rearranged several times and houses the discoveries made at the Panhellenic sanctuary of Delphi, which date from the Late Helladic (Mycenean) period to the early Byzantine era.

Organised in fourteen rooms on two levels, the museum mainly displays statues, including the famous Charioteer of Delphi, architectural elements, like the frieze of the Siphnian Treasury and ex votos dedicated to the sanctuary of Pythian Apollo, like the Sphinx of Naxos. The exhibition floor space is more than 2270 m², while the storage and conservation rooms (mosaics, ceramics and metals) take up 558 m². Visitors are also catered to by an entrance hall, a cafeteria and a gift shop.^[2]