In the beginning of the 20th century the archaeological collection of Kerkyra was accommodated in the city’s High school. Later it was transferred to a building which was built to create an archaeological museum. However, because the collection was enriched, there was a need to construct another building. Until the construction of the new building, the museum was situated in the Michael and George Palace.

The new Archaeological Museum of Kerkyra began to function in 1967 with only one section. The second section opened after two years.

The collection consists of findings from the ancient city of Kerkyra, the Kerkyrian Kassiopi, and also of excavations of Thesprotia. Some of the more impressive works exhibited in the museum, which indicate the island’s prosperity during the ancient period, are the pediment with Gorgon, the tomb of the ancient lion of Menekrates, which owes its name to the fact that the cylindric cenotaph of Menekrates was found. Some works of the archaic period of equal significance are the head of Kouros (statuette of a young man) of the 6th century b.c, which was found in the excavations of Palaeopoli in Mon Repos , the small statue (statuette) of Artemis (490 bc) which was found at Kanoni, the Kouros (statuette of a young man) of Corfu (530 b.c) from marble and the tomb pillar of Arniada (630-600 b.c.) which was found at the ancient cemetery of Garitsa. Also, in the Museum one can admire the findings of the Palaeolithic period and early Bronze period as well as the newer objects of the Hellenistic and Roman period.

It is situated in the city of Kerkyra on the sea front street towards Garitsa next to the Corfu Palace hotel on Vraila Armeni 1 street.

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