ARCHAEOLOGICAL MUSEUM
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Archaeological museum exhibiting the results of excavations in Paros and Antiparos, a statue of Nike.
The Archaeological Museum of Paros is a small museum opened in the 1960s to house antiquities previously housed in the cells of the Katapoliani church.
Hall 1 features sculptures from the Archaic and Classical periods. Room 2 includes other finds from the Neolithic, Early Cycladic, Geometric, Archaic, Classical, Hellenistic and Roman periods, such as pottery, small objects and sculptures.
The most important exhibits include a Neolithic female figurine with knees bent and arms crossed under the chest, discovered on the nearby islet of Saliango. This marble statue of the Gorgon was discovered in 1993 inside a former public building of Parikia Castle. Measuring 1.35 metres high, it was part of the central acroterion of a temple dating from the mid-6th century B.C. In addition, two 6th-century B.C. marble relief plaques from the Heron (sanctuary) of Archilochus were discovered in the floor of the Katapoliani courtyard. One shows Archilochus on his deathbed, while the other depicts a lion tearing apart a bull. The crown of a votive column from the Heron also remains, with an inscription mentioning the monument's foundation by Dokimos in the 4th century BC.
You'll also see a fragment of the Paros chronological table that was embedded in the fortress. The courtyard features sculptures, funerary urns and a mosaic floor from Roman times.
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