Archaeological Museum of Rhodes (Hospital of the Knights)
Archaeological Museum of Rhodes (Hospital of the Knights)
Archaeological Museum of Rhodes (Hospital of the Knights)
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- Paul S19 contributionsThis place is a Tardis!Given this museum is squirreled away inside Rhodes Old Town, you might initially think it's a bit pokey. Prepare to be amazed! It seems to go on forever, there are multiple levels and some incredible spaces, both inside and out! We went quite late in the day which meant it was quieter and cooler, but the downside is that the cafe was closed.Visited September 2023Travelled as a coupleWritten 12 October 2023
- JoanneLondon, United Kingdom2,290 contributionsBigger than it looks!Initially, this seems like just a courtyard, but once inside you can explore the upper levels too. The museum fee was included in the €10 multi ticket we bought at the Grand Master’s Palace. It was definitely a good purchase. We loved wandering the artefacts here and the courtyard arches offered some lovely shaded seating.Visited October 2023Travelled as a coupleWritten 5 November 2023
- HUNTINGPARTYSevenoaks, United Kingdom528 contributionsMind bogglingThere are a lot of exhibits in this museum. It is much bigger on the inside than it looks. We bought a combined ticket as that is better value for money - even though in the end we only used it for the museum and Grand master's Palace. The exhibits themselves are very interesting and there are lots of information panels. However, we were getting a bit overloaded by the end. There was a sort of 'order of visit' to follow but it wasn't that clear and a map, guide book or audio tour would have been helpful. By the time we reached the gardens a rest would have been welcome but it was late in the day and the café closed. If you like museums and are interested in history and archeology definitely worth a visitVisited April 2024Travelled as a coupleWritten 21 April 2024
- Lainey M19 contributionsOld town Rhodes - a definite!Get combined museum and palace ticket…. Much better value. Palace is beautifully restored but not enough historical info in English!!! We would have been just as happy walking around its courtyard entrance(free) so much fabulous historical sites and vistas in old town Rhodes we think it’s as ‘bucket list’ location.Visited May 2024Travelled as a coupleWritten 12 May 2024
- Lisa W45 contributionsWell worth the priceVery deceving size wise. The museum. Had lots to see with rooms over 2 floors so well worth the price. We bought the combination ticket foe 4 sites costing €10 . But we got our 16year old half price for being a student and 1 disabled at €5 with a free carer. The ticket alone cost €6 for 1 museum or €10 for the archiology museum, Grand masters palace, church of our lady and an art musuem. There were lots of artifacts to see. Well worth the cost and bigger and better than expectedVisited May 2024Travelled with familyWritten 3 June 2024
- SarahGeneva, Switzerland1,156 contributionsUnique museum settingVisited the museum benefiting from the combined ticket (also including Palace and Palagia Kastrou church). Unique historical setting, very beautiful the garden area too, friendly personnel. I just wish there had been more explanations overall.Visited June 2024Travelled with friendsWritten 28 June 2024
- bigtruck61Staffordshire, United Kingdom979 contributionsStunning ArtefactsWonderfull archaeological museum,some astonishing pieces that are actually dated B.C. Very easy to find in old Rhodes town. Many pieces have information with them,unfortunately a few do not. Some incredible statues and pottery items ,that are exceptionally well preserved and again many date B.C, More than worth a visit.Visited July 2024Travelled as a coupleWritten 12 July 2024
- Zia NBirmingham, United Kingdom147 contributionsGreat for interested adults not kids or the casual touristNot for kids, it's very dry and non interactive but if you're an adult interested in rhodes history and the archeological finds this was an excellent museum. It surprised us that there was more to explore than we expected and the building itself was worth looking at. Looking carefully at everything we spent 90min there . No air conditioning though so even though there's shade you'll still feel very hot and bothered on a summer's day .Visited August 2024Travelled as a coupleWritten 9 August 2024
- JoanneLake Mary, Florida2,105 contributionsAwesome ancient artifactsIf you are into ancient artifacts, this is definitely the place. At first I thought it was really small, but then on the second level, it has a ton of extra rooms. My favorite was a huge hall with lots of knights tombstones from around 12th and 13th centuries. There were signs in English that told you whose they were. Some of the other rooms got a bit monotonous - after your 10th room of ancient vases, they start to blur together. The mosaic floors were very intricate. There are lady attendants sitting in many of the rooms watching so you don't do anything wrong. Most of the rooms (except 1 I remember) you could take flash pictures. I really enjoyed the history a lot.Visited August 2024Travelled soloWritten 18 August 2024
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28 contributions
Aug 2021
This museum is worth in on many levels. First of all, the building itself is beautiful and has very well kept gardens, which are also a pleasure to tour. I realize that many people compare it to museums in Athens and believe the collection is too small, but in reality this is an excellent museum with fine pieces from several periods, and because it is not too big you can really see all the artwork without needing to rush through.
Also, the ticket is inexpensive. You can buy a combined pass that is good for 3 days for different attractions, and that makes the price even lower.
Also, the ticket is inexpensive. You can buy a combined pass that is good for 3 days for different attractions, and that makes the price even lower.
Written 24 August 2021
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In-Yong H
London, UK658 contributions
July 2020 • Couples
It was great to be able to go inside one of the medieval buildings of the Old Town. The building itself and the gardens which it surround are really lovely to see. The exhibits are extensive as well, and there is so much to see, with really good accompanying information. Make sure you are prepared for the proper sweat fest though! It was very hot when we went, and there is no air conditioning in most rooms on account of the age of the building I guess. The compulsory wearing of masks due to Covid makes this even harder. Still, it was worth it!
Written 19 August 2020
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Paul S
Cambridge, UK11 contributions
June 2022
Can’t fault the museum - well worth a visit but very rude staff. As the only person trying to buy a ticket the woman taking payment happily ignored me and continued chatted to her friend. When she finally deemed it worthwhile to sell me a ticket she told me that if she wanted to talk to her colleague I must wait. She proceeded to ask me my nationality before boasting that she was very good at her job and the Greeks had invented many things like philosophy and mathematics.
Shame they don’t offer some customer service training. With the exception of the tourist office and the museum staff, the local Rhodians have been very welcoming and friendly.
Shame they don’t offer some customer service training. With the exception of the tourist office and the museum staff, the local Rhodians have been very welcoming and friendly.
Written 2 June 2022
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AbuJan
Cairo, Egypt138 contributions
Sept 2020
A very valuable collection well displayed in a marvelous and well kept historic building. It is an archaeological museum, so the average non-specialist visitor may be overwhelmed when looking at a hundredth painted vase, but information is well presented. The glory of the place is the venue, a grand mediaeval buildings that also has a charming garden section and a surprise of an Ottoman house to offer. A memorable experience.
Written 11 October 2020
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Dimitrios I
The Hague, The Netherlands126 contributions
Aug 2020 • Family
The museum exhibits artifacts from various time eras, and from different parts of the island. The setup and progress of the exhibition is done masterfully! You get to walk through a medieval palace and its gardens, and move from one historic group to the other.
Keep a note that, like I most museums, photography is prohibited in some parts of the museum.
Keep a note that, like I most museums, photography is prohibited in some parts of the museum.
Written 26 August 2020
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Liang
Helsinki, Finland80 contributions
June 2022 • Solo
The museum building itself is a masterpiece, with beautifully carved walls and stairs, and the gardens are stunning. The exhibitions are really comprehensive, would need at least 2-3 hours if you would just walk through. Several exhibitions are only open till 4:50pm, recommend to visit early in the day.
Written 7 June 2022
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Margaret S
Napier, New Zealand593 contributions
Oct 2019
I loved wandering around, imagining what had happened here in the hospital years ago. The garden was lovely. I also enjoyed seeing the old tiles and statues. I was aware that the double thickness wall and 4 km moat around the city were directly linked to this order. I found this a spiritually moving and satisfying site.
Written 29 September 2020
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Timothy B
Lucerne, Switzerland621 contributions
Feb 2020
I went to see the museum but it was the building which blew my mind.
Like the Templar Palace the building was in fantastic condition.
First the museum, on the second floor of the quad where numerous rooms each filled with poetry well displayed and explained.
But for me the two best things was the main hospital hall with its tiny isolation rooms at the side and the garden.
We passed through the sculpture section into the walled garden which though green was nothing fantastic but the feeling if tranquility the knights and sick must have felt was imaginable.
I sat and was still.
This hospital with its rich and poor, surgery and gardens looked better than most NHS hospitals. Where are the recovery rooms now? Where are the gardens?
Well that is smother story
The cost was 3 euro and EU minors with ID free
Like the Templar Palace the building was in fantastic condition.
First the museum, on the second floor of the quad where numerous rooms each filled with poetry well displayed and explained.
But for me the two best things was the main hospital hall with its tiny isolation rooms at the side and the garden.
We passed through the sculpture section into the walled garden which though green was nothing fantastic but the feeling if tranquility the knights and sick must have felt was imaginable.
I sat and was still.
This hospital with its rich and poor, surgery and gardens looked better than most NHS hospitals. Where are the recovery rooms now? Where are the gardens?
Well that is smother story
The cost was 3 euro and EU minors with ID free
Written 24 February 2020
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ElminsterDE
Leutenbach, Germany182 contributions
Oct 2019
The old hospital of the Knights Hospitallers / the Order of St. John.
The building itself is great and well worth a visit for everyone interested in medieval times and hospitallers.
The archaeological museum is mostly about pre-medieval times and hellenistic era, and not the knight hospitallers, Still worth a visit and has some quite impressive and well known sculptures. Also has a nice little garden.
One of my highlights, though, was the large hall of the hospital with many old stones with signets of the knights hospitallers.
The building itself is great and well worth a visit for everyone interested in medieval times and hospitallers.
The archaeological museum is mostly about pre-medieval times and hellenistic era, and not the knight hospitallers, Still worth a visit and has some quite impressive and well known sculptures. Also has a nice little garden.
One of my highlights, though, was the large hall of the hospital with many old stones with signets of the knights hospitallers.
Written 22 January 2020
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Sharon M
Ireland61 contributions
Sept 2022
Great way to spend a couple of hours wandering around this fabulous old building in Rhodes Old Town. Lots of things to see and it is a warren of rooms and outside courtyards to explore. If you buy a combined ticket it will allow entrance to the Grand Masters palace as well as the art gallery so great value for only €10!
Written 27 September 2022
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Would a ten-year-old find this museum interesting or is it geared more towards adults?
Written 14 September 2024
Are these museums within walking from the cruise ship docks?
Written 1 March 2020
Καλημέρα. Το ενιαίο εισιτήριο ισχύει για 3 μέρες. Την τέταρτη μέρα, όταν γίνει ο έλεγχος, θα σας ενημερώσουν ότι δεν ισχύει το ενιαίο. Από κάθε μουσείο που περνάτε σας βάζουν μια σφραγίδα και σας ενημερώνουν σχετικά.
Written 4 July 2019
If you are asking how long it takes to go around the museum and Gardens then I can tell you it took me about two and a half hours to completely see everything
Written 24 May 2019
We bought pensioners tickets which were about 5 euros that enabled us to visit all museums in the old town which were within walking distance of each other.I was blown away by the gardens of the archaeological museum which we left until last , This as a good plan as we spent a long time roaming through the gardens and the various buildings. A real bargain - Grand Masters Palace, Archaeological museum. The jewish museum and synagogue was very cheap and well worth a visit, although it moved me to tears
Written 2 February 2019
Are the palace and museum within walking distance of each other?
Written 20 July 2017
Yes only a few minutes walk away but in the heat of the day take protection. Hope you enjoy them both.
Written 18 March 2020
bonjour,
le musée est il ouvert le lundi de paques, sinon quel sont ses jours d'ouverture et quel sont ses horaires. Merci
Written 11 April 2017
Comme partout en Europe, le musée archéologique est fermé les lundis. De plus, les Grecs sont très pieux et ne travaillent pas pour les grandes fêtes comme pour Pâques et Noël. Il est ouvert du mardi au dimanche du 8,30 à 14,30. Prix d'entrée est de 6 euros.
Written 12 April 2017
Hey! what are the opening hours on Easter weekend ? (thursday to sunday)
Written 26 March 2017
Tue-Sun: 08:00-16:00
Written 26 March 2017
Is the museum open on Mondays?
Thanks!
Written 1 August 2016
To be honest it's a little archway as you enter. We thought it was shut when we popped our heads in. It's not well sign posted though. We entered from the south entrance, it should be then on your right.
Written 1 August 2016
What is the recommended amount of time to spend at this museum?
Written 1 March 2016
If you will see proprelly, 2 to 3 hours.
Written 12 April 2017
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