Археологічний музей Archaeological Museum

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The Archaeological Museum of Rhodes is located in the Knights' Building, within the walls of the Old City. Construction was begun by Grand Master De Lastique in 1440 and completed in 1489 by Grand Master Pierre d'Aubusson. The upper part of the building was used for the treatment of the sick, while the lower part was used for stables and storage.
The museum's collections include finds from excavations on the island of Rhodes and the rest of the Dodecanese. The finds span the Mycenaean, Geometric, Classical and Hellenistic periods and include jewellery, vases, small objects from funerary ensembles, sculptures and Rhodian coins. The collection also includes relief tombstones and memorial tablets of the knights, knightly emblems and the sarcophagus where Grand Master Kortenegon was buried. The aim of the exhibition is to highlight the finds and to understand the long ancient history of Rhodes.
The first exhibition of the Archaeological Museum of Rhodes was organized by the Italian Archaeological Mission in 1914. After the end of World War II, major renovations were carried out to restore the bombed parts of the building that had been damaged. At the same time, work was carried out to restore the west side of the floor to its original appearance, after the Italians demolished the walls of the rooms to create a single room where the Mycenaean finds were exhibited.