Web Creator
This website was created and is updated at no cost for the Archaeological Museum of Olympia by Konstantinos V. Antonopoulos, archaeologist of the Ephorate of Antiquities of Elis, within the framework of his Scientific Leave (October – November 2022), after relevant approval by the Head of the Service, Mrs Erofili – Iris Kollia […]
Nike of Paionios
Nike of Paionios The work of the famous sculptor Paeonios from Mendi in Chalkidiki, this statue, made of Parian marble, is the personification of Victory descending from the sky to triumphantly announce a military victory. It was discovered in 1875, during the first year of the German excavations at Olympia, fallen in front of its […]
History of the Museum
The History of the Building and of the Exhibition The first museum in Olympia, an elegant and unadorned Neoclassical edifice, was erected between 1883 and 1887, on a hillock to the northwest of the archaeological site. It was the home of the treasures unearthed from the renowned Sanctuary of Zeus for several decades. Two Germans, […]
Hermes of Praxiteles
“Hermes Carrying the Infant Dionysus,” marble statue by Praxiteles, c. 330 BC Considered among the greatest works of ancient greek art creations, a symbol of beauty and aesthetics. The statue is a work of the renowned Athenian sculptor Praxiteles who achieved to convert a large piece of Parian marble into a masterpiece of harmony and eurhythmy. […]