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Archaeological Museum of Thebes

The Archaeological Museum of Thebes is a museum in Thebes, Greece dedicated to the Boeotia region.

History[edit]

The history of the museum began in 1894 when barracks on the site of the current museum where turned into exhibition rooms for archaeological finds from across Boeotia. In 1905 a new building was erected with funds from the Archaeological Society at Athens. The current building was built in 2007.

A Hellenistic Greek encaustic painting on a marble tombstone depicting the portrait of a young man named Theodoros, dated 1st century BC during the period of Roman Greece

A Hellenistic Greek encaustic painting on a marble tombstone depicting the portrait of a young man named Theodoros, dated 1st century BC during the period of Roman Greece

Official website

Hellenic Ministry of Culture and Tourism

Archaeological Museum of Thebes - Ebook by Latsis Foundation