The museum was erected in 1956.
Its two rooms house a display of finds turned up in the course of
archaeological exploration of the area of Pylos. They include pottery, small finds,
metal objects, weapons and tools from Prehistoric to the Roman period.
Some of the most important exhibits of the museum are:
Gold bands with crocus, two necklaces and one sealstone with decoration
(two bull's heads antithetically disposed) from the tholos tombs of Koukounara
and Koryphasion.
Two handled cylindrical pyxis of the laconian style (about 7th century
B.C) depicting lions, birds and other supplementary motifs from the tholos tomb
of Koukounara.
Three
deep bowls of glass well-preserved from Hellenistic tumulus tomb
at Tsopani Rachi.
Two bronze
statuettes of Dioskouroi Late Roman. From Kyparissia.
In the museum one can find books, postcards and slides.