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The Archaeological Museum of Mycenae is located on...

The Archaeological Museum of Mycenae is located on the outskirts of the Mycenaean citadel and opened in July 2003.

The construction of the Museum began in early 1984 and was interrupted several times, such as in 1985 in order to carry out excavations of antiquities found during the opening of the foundations of its southern wing and sometimes for bureaucratic and financial reasons. The work was handed over by the Directorate of Execution of Museum Works of the Ministry of Culture to the competent Ephorate of Antiquities in 1997. In 1998, the transfer of the mobile excavation findings of Mycenae that were kept in warehouses began. About 35,000 objects were transferred to the Museum, of which 3,000 were finally selected as the most representative of the Mycenaean civilization.

The museum is located near the dirt road that starts from the entrance of the archeological site to the northwest of the Acropolis and runs parallel to the northern part of the fortification. The entrance is located on the south side of the building and the access is made both from the east for the visitor of the archeological site and who exits from the north gate of the Acropolis and from the west for the visitor who comes from the main entrance of the site. The museum premises are divided into exhibition halls, visitor service areas and rooms for staff workshops and warehouses. The three exhibition halls are lined up in such a way as to create a circular movement starting from and occupying the vestibule.

In the vestibule there is a plastic model of the Acropolis of Mycenae and the wider surrounding area. In the same area are paintings with myths of Mycenae, the dynasties of the Persians of Atreus and the Trojan War with its protagonists. Also on display are depictions of Mycenae by travelers from the 16th to the 19th century. Finally, the history of the excavations with portraits of the excavators and snapshots of the excavations (Schliemann, Christos Tsountas, Alan Wace Elizabeth French, Ioannis Papadimitriou, Dimitrios Theocharis, Georgios Mylonas, Spyridon Iakovidis)

The first room exhibits objects of prehistoric pottery from the end of the Stone Age and the beginning of the Bronze Age to the collapse of Mycenaean rule. At the same time, the evolution of the building form of the fortified enclosure of the Acropolis is given: the gate of the lions, the barn, the northeastern extension of the fortification. Finds of the House of Pillars, the Artists' Workshop, the northern warehouses. [8] Also finds from the houses outside the Acropolis (House in Plakes), with important storage spaces, false amphorae, amulets, but also clay worship idols from the religious center of the acropolis. Finally there is a mural, with female figures

The second room presents the objects of the tombs of the cemetery of Mycenae starting from the earliest of the prehistoric cemetery. Important exhibits of this room are the clay written shrine from Vraserka, semi-precious stones of jewelry from Gortsulia, figurines from Batsourorahi and Loupano and jewelry from gold and faience from Asprochoma.

The third room presents findings from the continuation of human activity in the area during historical times: burial offerings of the geometric, archaic and Hellenistic era. Also findings from the sanctuaries established during the historical sites in the area of Mycenae, the sanctuary of Enyali ( Mars), the Agamemnon and the sanctuary of the Western House. Finally, evidence of the religious, commercial, administrative, technical, technological (metallurgy, seal engraving) activity and life of Mycenae is presented.

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