Paphos Archaeological Museum Verified listing

Located in a central part of town on Georgiou Griva Digeni Avenue. It was founded in 1936, with the aim of promoting and preserving the ancient heritage of Paphos. The museum was originally housed in the Iakovio Primary School, and was later moved to the medieval bath complex of the city. It was moved to the building we see today in 1966, to which another room was added on the west wing in 1989.

The museum’s collections include findings from major Paphos sites such as Lemba and Kissonerga, Palepafos (Kouklia), Nea Paphos (today’s Kato Paphos), and the Mari-Arsinoe (Polis) area, covering a vast period of time, from the Neolithic period to the Venetian era. Among the exhibits are representative samples of pottery from all periods and metal objects, including Ptolemaic and Roman coins, as well as jewellery from various eras. The collection of sculptures is also of interest, dating mainly to the Hellenistic and Roman periods. Among these exhibits, one can see today a rare marble bust of Aphrodite, as well as a marble statue of Asclepius, also part of the same collection are tombstones and sarcophagi.

The space is accessible to wheelchair users.

As part of renovations and other work on the site, the museum remains closed at the moment.