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Archaeological Museum of Corfu
Visit for the monumental Gorgon pediment from the Temple of Artemis and finds from ancient Corfu. This museum gives substance to archaeological sites whose surviving remains are hard to read outside.
Why go
The Gorgon pediment turns an almost vanished temple into a vivid encounter with Archaic sculpture. Its scale and fierce central figure explain why the temple mattered far beyond the island. The Lion of Menekrates and the Dionysian banquet pediment add different glimpses of ancient Corfu's art and commemorative culture.
What to look for
The Gorgon pediment once crowned the Temple of Artemis.
The Lion of Menekrates is an Archaic funerary sculpture.
The Dionysian banquet pediment shows another side of the museum's stone reliefs.
Useful to know
Visit the museum before or after viewing the Temple of Artemis remains to connect sculpture with site.
Give the Gorgon pediment enough time to take in its full composition rather than treating it as a quick photo stop.
Your next visit
Estimated · Declared scenario and planning estimates; no live opening, weather, queue or booking service.
Indoor visit · 30–45 min
World planning estimate; admission, opening, visit duration and access need checking.
