The Ithaca Archaeological Museum exhibits findings mainly from the southern part of the island of Ithaca, as the findings of the northern part of the island are mainly exhibited at the Archaeological Collection of Northern Ithaca located in the village of Stavros. The museum building was constructed between 1963-66 in replacement of the previous one, which was demolished in the 1953 earthquakes, unfortunately destroying several valuable finds. The inauguration of the museum took place in 1977.

The Museum’s exhibition is being developed in the anteroom and in three rooms, where numerous findings are exhibited, dating from the Protogeometric and Mycenaean times to the Roman times. Most of the exhibits come from the excavations of the important sanctuary of Apollo in Piso Aetos, other than the cave of the Nymphs in Vathy and a few of the Loizos cave in Stavros area.

In the entrance hall of the Museum the visitors come across Hellenistic tombstones.

In the first room are exhibited findings from the Protogeometric and Geometric period (1000-700 BC)

In the second room there are exhibits dating from the 8th to the 7th century BC. These include clay vessels of local and foreign laboratories and interesting ritual vases.

In the third room are exhibited findings from different seasons and locations. Few finds come from excavations of the early 20th century in northern Ithaca. Of great interest is a tiny bronze bust of a bearded man with a conical cap representing Odysseus and a votive inscription dating back to the 6th century BC with a busty note found in the Cave of the Nymphs in which the names of the gods of Athena and Hera.

Equally interesting is the collection of clay figurines, the votive offerings from the sanctuary of the Nymphs of Marmarospilia and the bronze coins of Ithaca, in which the form of Odysseus is distinguished.

The entrance to the Archaeological Museum of Ithaca is free and the opening hours are Tuesday – Sunday, 8:30 – 15:30. Contact number: 26740 32200