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BENAKEION ARCHAEOLOGICAL MUSEUM OF KALAMATA
6 Papazoglou St, tel. 27210 63100
Open daily (except Monday) 8:00-14:30
Entrance 2 euro

Located on the corner of Benaki and Papazoglou streets, the museum is housed at a mid-19th century building that was donated to the Archaeological Service by Antonis Benakis, the founder of the Benaki Museum in Athens. It was first opened in 1971, but an earthquake that struck the city in 1986 devastated the museum. Refurbishment work and studies conducted for the reorganization of exhibits lasted until 1995, when the museum reopened with a ground-floor exhibition.

Work on the upper level was completed three years later. Renovation work has already begun on the Palia Agora building (Aghion Apostolon square), where it will be housed the new Archaeological Museum of Messinia.

Second floor
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KALAMATA MUNICIPAL ORGANIZATION FOR CULTURAL DEVELOPMENT

DEPAK was established in 1985 as an umbrella organization for efforts to develop a high quality cultural policy. It also marked the beginning of a dynamic period of a broad intervention program for the city’s cultural life by the municipality.

The aim of the organization is to put into operation an allencompassing cultural development program in Kalamata and the broader region, by creating the necessary infrastructure and taking steps to promote intellectual and artistic activities, while advancing the entertaining, informational and education character of the arts.

For the purposes of this program, DEPAK has created three departments; for music, dance and [ read the chapter » ]

EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS
University of Peloponnese
School of Social and Political Sciences
Tel. 27210 65114-7, www.uop.gr

The School was established under the 118/3003 presidential decree and comprises two departments: the Department of History, Archaeology and Cultural Assets Management, which began operating in the 2003-2004 academic year, and the Philology Department, which opened in 2005-2006.

Both departments are equipped with all the necessary material and equipment required for their smooth operation. They have workshops (IT, archaeometrics, underwater archaeology, etc.), as well as a [ read the chapter » ]