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Best museums in Santorini.

7 museums in Santorini from Google Places, with Google ratings, opening hours and directions. Ask Touristas AI about any of them.

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7
Open at Google’s last check
6
Rated 4.5+ on Google
4
Island
Santorini

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01Local notes

Museums in Santorini: a local shortlist.

Use this map-backed guide to the best museums in Santorini, Greece — live ratings, open-now filters, and practical tips for getting around. Pair your shortlist with a ferry ticket, a rental car for remote spots, and a stay near the harbour or beaches. We refresh listings regularly so you plan with current scores, not last season's hearsay.

Touristas AI, grounded in Google Maps

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Touristas AI reads the same Google listings shown on this page and pins its picks to the top. Every other place stays in the list.

02Google Places

Museums on the map.

7 listed

  • Museum of Prehistoric Thera01Open now
    Museum

    Museum of Prehistoric Thera

    4.53,125 Google reviews

    Small archaeology museum featuring ancient artifacts from excavations on Santorini.

  • Archaeological Museum of Thera02Open now
    Museum

    Archaeological Museum of Thera

    3.8761 Google reviews

    Museum exhibiting various archaeological finds such as vases, frescoes, sculptures & inscriptions.

  • Ancient Thera03Open now
    Museum

    Ancient Thera

    4.63,052 Google reviews

    Accessible by hiking, this ancient mountaintop city features ruins & dramatic ocean views.

More museums in Santorini

  • Collection of Icons and Ecclesiastical Heirlooms of Agia Triada at Pyrgos of Thera04Open

    Collection of Icons and Ecclesiastical Heirlooms of Agia Triada at Pyrgos of Thera

    3.938 on Google

    Epar.Od. Pirgou Kallistis - Profiti Ilia 2, Pirgos Kallistis 847 00

  • Megaro Gizi05Open

    Megaro Gizi

    4.5108 on Google

    25is Martiou 405, Thira 847 00

  • Lost Atlantis Experience - Interactive Museum06Open

    Lost Atlantis Experience - Interactive Museum

    4.53,048 on Google

    Megalochori 847 00

  • 07

    Akrotiri Entrance Gate

    3.759 on Google

    Mesaria 847 00

That is every listing Google returned

Source: Google Places. Ratings, opening hours and open status come from Google and can lag behind the venue; check before you go.

03How to use this list

Finding the right museums in Santorini.

Use Open now to hide anywhere Google lists as closed, raise the minimum rating to 4.5 and sort by price to match your budget. Filters stay in the address bar, so you can share the exact list.

Pair it with the Santorini overview, other lists such as restaurants, bars and beaches, or book a ferry to Santorini and rent a car on Santorini.

Want a shortlist? Use Ask Touristas AI on any card for what to order, how to get there and what to book around it.

Good to know

Questions travellers ask.

  • Right now, the highest-rated museums in Santorini are Ancient Thera, Museum of Prehistoric Thera and Lost Atlantis Experience - Interactive Museum. Full live ratings and open hours are shown above.
  • This page lists 7 top-rated museums in Santorini, out of dozens more indexed across the island. Use the "Load more" button below the list to fetch additional results.
  • 6 of the museums shown above are open right now. Tap the OPEN NOW chip in the filter bar to see only those, or sort by "Open now first".
  • Yes — every listing includes a "Directions" link that opens Google Maps with turn-by-turn navigation from your current location. For the full "near me" experience, open the interactive map via the button near the top of this page.
  • The fastest way is the ferry: search schedules and fares from Piraeus, Rafina and every Cyclades island on our ferry tickets search — /en/ferry-tickets/santorini. Once on the island, renting a car via /en/rent-a-car/santorini makes reaching even remote museums effortless.
  • After you pick your favourite museums, line up a catamaran cruise, food tour or guided excursion via /en/activities/santorini. Our Touristas AI can also put together a full day-by-day itinerary that weaves in museums alongside hotels and ferry transfers.