The palaestra was unearthed in 1996 in rescue excavations conducted by the 3rd Ephorate of Prehistoric and Classical Antiquities on a plot of 1.1 ha. that had been made over by the Greek State to the B. and E. Goulandris Foundation, for building a Museum of Contemporary Art.

The project for the enhancement was implemented by the 3rd Ephorate of Prehistoric and Classical Antiquities (2011-2013) with funding from ΟPΑP SA.