Museum of the History of the Olympic Games of antiquity
Museum of the History of the Olympic Games of antiquity
This small museum off of the main street in Olympia city, hosts a bunch of artifacts from the modern Olympics, including the silk-lined box in which they transported Pierre de Coubertin’s heart to be buried in Olympia in 1939.
Lots of photos and documents from the revival period and a nice summary of each host city for all summer and some of winter games.
Its collections contain:
- a collection of terracottas (prehistoric, Archaic and Classical periods)
- a collection of bronzes
- a collection of sculptures (Archaic upto the Roman periods)
- a collection from the Olympic Games.