The restored Archaeological Museum of Kos has been reopened after an inauguration by the Culture Minister Aristidis Baltas and regional governor of the southern Aegean Giorgos Hatzimarkos on Sunday September 18, 2016.

The project was budgeted at 2.3 million euros and funded under the Operational Program Crete and the Aegean Islands 2007-2013.

The museum is situated in the central square of Kos, at the heart of the historic and commercial center of the island. It is a significant landmark in Kos’ cultural landscape, as well as for Greece. It has been fully restored and upgraded in time for its 60th anniversary. The museum was opened in 1936 by the Italians. 

It hosts all the finds from the excavations held on the island in the past through to modern times, mainly findings from the archaeological sites of the Ancient Agora, the west archaeological site, separate monuments such as the Altar of Dionysus, the Odeon and the Casa Romana. 

A collection of sculptures from the Hellenistic and post-Roman, including statues of the goddesses Demetra, Athena and Kore era are also on display to highlight significant works from the island of Kos.