Established in 1902 near the Old Port, the Archaeological Museum of Mykonos holds finds from the island and from the sacred island of Delos, its near neighbour. The collection includes grave offerings, ceramics, marble sculpture, and jewellery spanning the prehistoric through Hellenistic periods.
The standout piece is a large 7th-century BC pithos (storage jar) decorated with a frieze showing scenes from the fall of Troy, including one of the earliest surviving images of the Trojan Horse. The figure depicted hiding inside the wooden horse looks unnervingly small and human. The museum is uncrowded even in peak season and offers context that makes a visit to Delos considerably richer.