Kos · Museums
Where the island keeps its treasures, from ancient sculpture to the objects of everyday village life.
Essential
Kos Town
In a 1936 Italian building on Eleftherias Square, reopened in 2016 after renovation, with Hellenistic and Roman sculpture from the ancient city and the Asklepieion.
Must see: The 3rd-century AD mosaic of Asklepios arriving on Kos, welcomed by Hippocrates
Kos Town
A restored 3rd-century AD Roman town house with 36 rooms around three open courtyards.
Must see: The floor mosaics around the courtyards
More to explore
Kos Town
An open-air site of the Roman city, with a main street, a gymnasium, baths and houses whose mosaic floors are still in place.
Must see: The mosaic floors of the Roman houses
Antimachia
A stone house on the village square, furnished as an early-20th-century home and last lived in in 1953. The working windmill is close by.
Must see: The weaving loom, sometimes with a weaver at work
Pyli
A small three-room rural house in the centre of Pyli, kept as it was. Opening hours vary, so ask in the village.
Must see: The original household interior
Opening hours change seasonally. Check with each museum before visiting.