The Archaeological Museum of Corfu, fully renovated and ready to receive the public, will open its doors again on Friday after being closed for six years, ANA reports. The two-storey building that housed the museum, built in 1967, underwent a complete overhaul costing 4.5 million euros, provided by the European Regional Development Fund.
Among its most significant exhibits is the pediment of the Temple of Artemis Gorgon, measuring 17.02 metres long and 3.18 metres high, which is made of local limestone. This is considered to be the work of a Corinthian sculptor dating back to the first quarter of the 6th century B.C. that was made at a time when Corfu was undergoing significant political change and shaking off Corinthian rule. It is not known, however, whether the pediment was made under Corinthian rule or after the island gained its autonomy.
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