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The Archaeological Museum of Kavala (Greek: Αρχαιολογικό Μουσείο Καβάλας) is a museum in Kavala, Eastern Macedonia, Greece, located towards the western end of the Ethnikis Antistasis road in Kavala.
The museum was established in 1934, and reopened in 1964 in its current premises. The museum as it stands today was built by the architects D. Fatouros and G. Triantaphyllides, professors of the Polytechnic School and the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki between 1963 and 1964.
The museum has been referred to as the most important archaeological museum in Eastern Macedonia

and one of the most important museums in Greece.

The museum contains prehistoric artifacts found all over the Kavala regional unit such as in Neapolis (old Kavala), Amphipolis and places such as Oisyme, Galypsos, Dikili Tas, Tragilos, Mesembria, Nikisiani and Avdira.
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  • By visitkavala
    It hosts representative finds from the broader area of Eastern Macedonia and Thrace. The tour begins in the Neolithic period with the finds from the site of Dikili Tash. The largest section of the...  more »
  • By yaelonnet
    We spent more than an hour in the museum with 2 teenagers who showed real interest. It's not too long for them to lose patience and its interesting enough to keep them awake.... the staff is very...  more »
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  • By Glyn Nelson
    Well laid out and kept in good condition. Nice and quiet too.
  • By Leticia Casper
    If you have a free time in the city and don't know what to do, this is a cool location where you can find interesting stuff and educat yourself a bit. Around the museum you can find a park with really good view so if you feel tired of the museum you can walk around in the park.
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