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202: 214: 256: 241: 226: 22: 119: 375: 163:. The Aegean Maritime Museum was the first ever Greek museum to restore living historical exhibits as they were originally designed and built. Exhibits that are living restorations include the 186:
The garden of the Aegean Maritime Museum, aside from displaying the lighthouse, has a number of ancient sailors' marble gravestones collected from the islands of Mykonos and
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The museum aims to undertake the preservation, promotion and study of Greek maritime history and tradition and specializes in the merchant-ship history of the
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and the World Ship Trust's Award for Individual Achievement for the foundation of the museum.
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Antefix (adornment end of the roof of the temple) of the Gorgoneum. 6th century BC
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Ancient tomb of a sailor (probably from Roman times)
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maritime
museum
Mykonos
Greece
Athens Academy Award
non-profit institution
Aegean Sea
Armenistis Lighthouse
Naval Tradition Park
Palaio Faliro
Delos
Antefix (adornment end of the roof of the temple) of the Gorgoneum. 6th century BC
Ancient tomb of a sailor (probably from Roman times)
Depiction of Manto Mavrogenous
Manto Mavrogenous
Depiction of Laskarina Bouboulina
Laskarina Bouboulina
Old lighthouse in the garden of the museum

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