A new museum showcasing thousands of ancient archaeological artifacts found at sea will open in 2026 at the Greek port of Piraeus near Athens, officials said on February 17, 2025.
The EU-funded museum -- the largest cultural project currently underway in Greece -- has a budget of more than 93 million euros ($97 million). Greek Culture Minister Lina Mendoni said the new 26,000-square-meter building would display "thousands of finds emerging for years from the depths of the Greek seas". Besides marine archaeology, the museum at the country's largest port will also highlight Greece's rich shipping history.
The museum, expected to open in the summer of 2026, will occupy part of the Piraeus docks, incorporating some existing elements from a 1930s storage silo. According to the Ministry of Culture, it will display more than 2,500 antiquities including many now in storage in Pylos, Rhodes and Paros.
In antiquity, Piraeus was the principal port of ancient Athens, from which its distinctive trireme ships would sail across the Mediterranean Sea.
Source: AFP News