From the castle-town of Mystras to the neoclassical streets laid out in 1834: the story of Sparta and Laconia after antiquity, told through places, people and sources.
Its centre is the period from about 1825 to today: the town founded by King Otto in 1834, the War of Independence in Laconia and the Mani, the olive, the monuments, and the people. Galleries also cover the long centuries between late antiquity and 1821, the Laconian diaspora, and the work of the Stavros Niarchos Foundation in the region.
This virtual museum is a separate project and is not affiliated with the existing Museum of Modern Sparta in the town; see below.
The town has its own Museum of Modern Sparta (Μουσείο της Νεότερης Σπάρτης), in the neoclassical building of the Pnevmatiki Estia Spartis at Leof. Lykourgou 82, on the corner of Chamaretou, Sparta 23100. Created by the Municipality of Sparta and the Pnevmatiki Estia, it is a member of ICOM. Its exhibition traces the town’s planning, housing, social and cultural development from the refounding in 1834 to today.
Open Monday to Saturday, 9:00–14:00. Free entry.
The house next door, a classical townhouse with a garden, belonged to the founder's great-grandfather.
Sources: the museum’s sign (photographed by Pericles Gregoriou); Municipality of Sparta press release, 21 June 2024.
