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Ancient Greece
Parthenon Marbles Fragment Returns Home to the Acropolis Museum
A fragment of the Parthenon Marbles which returned from Italy to its home at the Acropolis Museum on Monday was welcomed in a special ceremony attended by PM Kyriakos Mitsotakis.
The symbolic and practical gesture made by the autonomous region...
Ancient Greece
Greece Reunites Parthenon Marbles, Piling Pressure on Britain
Greece reunited fragments of the Parthenon Marbles exhibited at the Athens Archaeological Museum to the Acropolis Museum on Monday in a highly symbolic gesture, highlighting the Greek demand for the unification of the artifacts.
The handover ceremony at the Acropolis...
Ancient Greece
Parthenon Marbles Off Limits to British Museum Visitors
For those keeping track of the British Museum's treatment of the Parthenon Marbles, the statues and friezes taken by Lord Elgin from atop the Acropolis in 1801, the news is not good.
The gallery where they were displayed has now...
events
August’s Full Moon Events At Athens’ Acropolis Museum
August's Full Moon will be celebrated at the Acropolis Museum with moonlit dinners at the restaurant to mark the annual spectacle.
Archaeology
Acropolis Museum Celebrates 12th Birthday With New Presentation
The Acropolis Museum, located in the center of Athens, celebrated its twelfth year of operation on Sunday following a long six month closure.
Ancient Greece
Athens’ Acropolis Museum Reopens to the World
The director of Athens' Acropolis Museum said that the Museum is looking forward to reopening its gates to the public on Friday, May 14.
Ancient Greece
Unique Virtual Tour of Acropolis Museum Sponsored by the Hellenic-American Chamber of Commerce
The Hellenic-American Chamber of Commerce will sponsor the first virtual tour of the Acropolis Museum, to take place on April 10 at 11 AM EST.
Archaeology
Acropolis Museum Has Gone Entirely Digital
The Acropolis Museum launched a new website on Monday that brings the museum's collection to life through digital exhibitions and an extensive virtual catalogue of its ancient artifacts.
The new website includes not just information about the museum's history, future...
Greece
A Summer Day in Athens in the Midst of the Coronavirus Pandemic
The summer of 2020 is unlike any other summer in the whole world in many, many years. The coronavirus pandemic has changed everything, and seemingly nothing is as it was before. And Athens, like every major city across the...
Archaeology
Greece Urges Britain Again to Return Parthenon Sculptures
The Greek government has once again called on Britain to return the Parthenon Sculptures as the Acropolis Museum marks its 11th anniversary, The Guardian reports.
Greece's Culture Minister Lina Mendoni told newspaper Ta Nea that Greek authorities will never give...