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The history of the Museum

1906 - 1907: Bishop Neilos (Smyrniotopoulos) donates a plot of land at Piali (modern day Alea) to the Archaeological Society at Athens for the construction of the Archaeological Museum of Tegea. The Society accepts the donation and proceeds to the approval of the construction cost of the building.

1909: Konstantinos Romaios, with the support of the Archaeological Society at Athens, proceeds to the completion of the museum building and the creation of the exhibition.

1935 - 36: The roof of the museum collapses. Antiquities are damaged. Markelos Mitsos, the curator of the antiquities at the time, undertakes and carries out the difficult task of the repair works and the reorganization of the exhibition. At that time gallery no.4 is built.

1941: Apokrypsis: The exhibits are buried in the museum floor (03/04/1941). The German invasion is imminent.

1967 - 1968: Extensive repair works at the Archaeological Museum of Tegea begin, under the supervision of Angelos Delivorias, curator of antiquities at the time, and the architect of the Department of Antiquities and Restoration of the Ministry of the Presidency of the Government, Dionysios Triantafyllidis.

1990: Attempted burglary at the Archaeological Museum of Tegea.

1992: A burglary occurs at the Archaeological Museum of Tegea. Among the antiquities stolen is the famous head of Telephus, a Skopas’ original masterpiece.

1994: Eight of the stolen exhibits are recovered and returned to the museum.

1998: The marble head of Asclepius and the relief that depicting Dionysus, Artemis and Heracles are recovered and returned to the museum.

2005: The Archaeological Museum of Tegea is integrated in the Operational Program "Culture" of the 3rd Community Support Framework (CSF). Building upgrade project starts.

2011 - 2013: The re-exhibition project of the Archaeological Museum of Tegea is integrated in the Operational Program "Western Greece - Ionian Islands" of the National Strategic Reference Framework (NSRF).

  • The Museum at 1909 - © German Archaeological Institute
  • The hall of Nike (1909) © 39th EPCA
  • The Museum at 1910 © 39th EPCA
  • The Museum at 1910 © 39th EPCA
  • The ground plan of the Museum, 1930 © 39th EPCA
  • The yard (1940) © 39th EPCA
  • The hall of Nike, 1970 © 39th EPCA
  • The yard (1970) © 39th EPCA
  • Repairs to the roof (1990) © 39th EPCA
  • The head of Telephus © 39th EPCA
  • The Exhibition (2002) © 39th EPCA
  • The Exhibition (2002) © 39th EPCA
  • The hall of Nike (2002) © 39th EPCA
  • The ground plan of the Museum (2011) © 39th EPCA
  • 3D representation of the interior space (2012) © 39th EPCA
  • The diffusion of light in the interior space (2012) © 39th EPCA
  • 3D representation of the yard (2012) © 39th EPCA
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Λογότυπο Μουσείου: Παπακωνσταντόπουλος Ηλίας

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Development of Archaeospatial Database «Kallisto»: Tsatsaris Andreas (ΤΕΙ of Athens), Grigorakakis Grigoris (39th EPCA), Skouloufianakis Dimitris (GEOSET LTD)

Art Direction and Content Update: Karegli Stamatia (GEOSET LTD)

Technical and functional editing of website: Divanis Giorgos, Achlioptas Ioannis (GEOSET LTD), Ioannidis Panagiotis (Consultant, Information Technology Solutions Architect)

Documentation, Design - Appearance of website: Grigorakakis Grigoris (39th EPCA)

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Panorama & Laser Scanning: GEOSET LTD

Video: Vrakotas Christos (Spacetravels), Kappos Georgios (39th EPCA), Pella Papavasileiou (Music)

Photos: Pateras Vasilis

Museum logo: Papakonstantopoulos Elias

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Technische und funktionale Betreuung der Website: Divanis Giorgos, Achlioptas Ioannis (GEOSET LTD), Ioannidis Panagiotis (Berater, Information Technologie Lösungen Architekt)

Texte, Design - Aussehen der Website: Grigorakakis Grigoris (39. BPKA)

Sprachliche Betreuung der Texte – Übersetzungen: Grigorakakis Grigoris (39. BPKA), Theocharis Giorgos: Englisch, Cheilakeas Antonis (GEOSET LTD): Deutsch

Panorama-Bilder & Laser Scanning: GEOSET LTD

Videoband: Vrakotas Christos (Spacetravels), Kappos Georgios (39. BPKA), Pella Papavasileiou (Musik)

Photos: Pateras Vasilis

Museumslogo: Papakonstantopoulos Elias