Aegean Maritime Museum: A Treasure of Greek Maritime Heritage on the Island of Mykonos

The Municipality of Mykonos invites you to discover the history of Greek shipping as visitors to the Aegean Maritime Museum, which rightfully now stands as a “Beacon of Culture” for Greek maritime heritage.

The Aegean Maritime Museum is a non-profit private legal entity, founded by Georgios Drakopoulos, and has been operating in Mykonos since 1985. Its mission is the preservation, promotion, and study of Greek maritime history and tradition, with particular emphasis on the evolution and activity of the merchant fleet, especially within the Aegean region.

The Museum is housed in a traditional 19th-century Cycladic building in the center of Mykonos, in the area of Tria Pigadia. This building once belonged to the legendary captain Nikolaos Sourmelis, who, with his merchant ship “Enosis,” significantly assisted the Cretan struggle against the Ottomans. The Museum’s collection includes ship models from the pre-Minoan period to the early 20th century, historic maritime documents, rare engravings and maps, ancient artifacts, navigational instruments, equipment and tools, as well as coins with maritime themes.

In the garden of the Aegean Maritime Museum, visitors can see marble replicas of funerary steles from Delos and Mykonos, featuring relief depictions of shipwrecks and sailors, as well as the Mykonos lighthouse “Armenistis” (built in 1890).

Recognizing the cultural value of this heritage, the Municipality of Mykonos, in cooperation with the Ministry of Culture, supported from the outset the initiative of the Museum’s administration to prepare and submit a funding proposal for the modernization of its infrastructure and the promotion of its exhibits through new technologies.

The project was funded under the Operational Programme “Fisheries and Sea 2014–2020,” within Priority 4 “Increasing Employment and Territorial Cohesion,” following a call from the Intermediate Body “Cyclades Development Company S.A. (Local Authorities).” With continuous administrative and technical support from the Municipality’s services and leadership, the project is now in its final stage of completion and will soon be delivered to the public.

During a recent visit by the Mayor, Mr. K. Koukas, to the Aegean Maritime Museum—where he met with members of the Museum’s administration and Ms. Charitatou—he stated:
“The promotion of local culture and the highlighting of our cultural heritage through every modern means is a necessary condition for strengthening our local identity.

Through meaningful projects, we have consistently upheld and served this position over the years, and we hope it will be further strengthened in the future.”

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