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Fthiotida
Greece
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Archaeological
Museum of Lamia
The
archaeological Museum of Lamia is housed in the first floor of a renovated,
two - storied building on the summit of the hill northeast of modern Lamia.
It was erected by the first king of Greece after the War of Independence,
Otto, (1830's). It served as barracks until World War II. In 1973 the Ministry
for Defence conceded its rights over both the castle and the ruined barracks
the Ministry of Culture. In 1984 the Municipality of Lamia undertook the
repairs. In 1991 the offices of the 14th Ephorate for Prehistoric and Classical
Antiquities were moved to the southern half of the ground floor. The Museum
was inaugurated in September 1994. Since the structure has been characterized
preservable, it is not possible to add extra rooms.
The
museum includes the following collections:
Neolithic:
6500 - 3700 BC
Early
Helladic: 3700 - 2100 BC
Middle
Helladic: 2100/1900 - 1600 BC
Late
Helladic (Mycenaean - Submycenaean): 1600 -11th century BC
Early
Iron Age (Geometric): 10th - 8th century BC
Archaic
(Sanctuaries): 7th - early 5th century BC
Classical
- Hellenistic (Pottery - Figurines - Glass): 5th-2nd century BC
Classical
- Hellenistic (Metal objects - tomb types - child toys): 5th - 2nd century
BC
Hellenistic
(House architecture - vessels): 3rd - 2nd century BC
Hellenistic
(Golden Jewelry): 3rd - 2nd century BC
Economy
(Coins - weights- premonetarian means of exchange):
Sculpture:
4th century BC - 2nd century AD
Tickets
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Full admission
2 Euro
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Reduced
admission(students from countries outside the E.U., citizens of the E.U.
aged over 65) 1 Euro
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Free admission:
persons under 18, university students from Greece and the E.U. ,students
of Classical Studies or Fine Arts from countries outside the E.U.,members
of the ICOM-ICOMOS, tour guides, journalists, persons possessing a free
admission card
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Days of
free admission for all visitors:Sundays in the period between 1 November
and 31 March, the first Sunday of every month, except for July, August
and September (when the first Sunday is holiday, then the second is the
free admission day, etc.), national holidays, 6 March (in memory of Melina
Mercouri), 18 April (International Monuments Day), 18 May (International
Museums Day), 5 June (International Environment Day), the last weekend
of September every year (European Heritage Days)
Telephone
02310 - 29992
FAX
02310 - 46106
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