The Archaeological Museum of Samothrace is located in Samothrace of the Evros regional unit, in Greece. It has four rooms and an atrium, presenting the following:
- Reconstructed architectural remains of the sanctuary;
- Restored architectural features, sculptures and coins found in the sanctuary;
- Sculpture, miniature objects and pottery from the sanctuary and ancient city ;
- Archaeological finds from cemeteries;
- A collection of inscriptions (in the Atrium).
The museum was designed by Stuart Shaw, an architecture based at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, and built by the American School of Classical Studies, Athens in 1939–55. A north wing was added in 1960–61.
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