Acropolis Museum

The Acropolis Museum opened its gates when the great economic crisis started affecting Greece. But it had the luck to be embraced by the Greek and international public, giving it the chance to operate for four years without public...

On June 20, the Acropolis Museum is celebrating its fourth birthday. The exhibition areas and the restaurant will remain open from 8 a.m. until 12 midnight. For the occasion, admission will be reduced to three euros for all visitors. Visitors...

Germans may not want to come to Greece even for a free holiday. However, they do not exclude Greece as a holiday destination, according to the research conducted by the Institute of Business Administration and Tourism of the Westküste...

The British newspaper The Sunday Times places the Acropolis Museum third in a list of the best 50 museums of the world, despite some criticism when it opened about its cement facade. “The Acropolis Museum, a shiny new home for...

Hit by constant protests and riots over austerity measures in 2012, Greece’s museums saw a 2.8 percent drop in visitors, and a decline in revenues of 18.4 percent, according to the Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT). However, a 15.2% increase was...

Deputy Minister of Culture Kostas Tzavaras is setting up a special committee to push for return of the marbles stolen from the Parthenon by Lord Elgin, a British diplomat, more than 200 years and now housed in in the...

The Uluburun Shipwreck will be the subject of a scientific conference to be held March 14 at the Acropolis Museum by Bronze Age navigation expert Cemal Pulak, a professor of marine archeology at Texas A&M University and the Deputy...

About 50 Russian tour operators will attend a Greek-Russian tourism forum in Athens on Sunday 10th of February at the Acropolis Museum. The invitation was sent by the organization of the hotel chamber and according to Capital’s sources the number...

The Acropolis Museum is organizing workshops on ancient technology, modern preservation and production of replicas. Courses will start in January to entertain and inform those interested in learning these arts. On Jan. 15, the first scheduled course on the ways...

The Acropolis Museum is going to host events to celebrate Christmas, starting Dec. 22. Visitors are welcome to attend educational children's workshops, archaeological programs for the family, 3D screenings, musical events and receive Christmas treats. The museum invites children to...