The Archaeological Museum of Tegea was built between 1907-1908 at a plot of land at Piali (modern day Alea) donated by Bishop Neilos (Smyrniotopoulos) to the Archaeological Society at Athens for the construction of the Archaeological Museum of Tegea. The Society accepted the donation and proceeded to the approval of the construction cost of the building.

In 2007 the museum was shut down for renovation works and the reopening aims at upgrading the permanent exhibitions, updating the scientific documentation of the archaeological material and the maintenance of antiquities with the great help of new technologies.

The visitors will have the opportunity to see exhibits that are showed for the first time.

According to the museological study, which was approved in 2011 by the Council of Museums, the museum will include findings from Tegea and the surrounding area, as well as material and photographs from the archives of the Archaeological Society at Athens.

The first thematic pillar of the exhibition includes sections referred mainly to the history of the museum, one of the first public buildings in Greece.

The second thematic pillar includes sections that outline the history of Tegea from Neolithic age to late antiquity enriched with new material.

For more information, please visit www.tegeamuseum.gr.