Athens Museums
Culture
Greek Poet Odysseas Elytis Honored With New Museum in Athens
The opening of a new museum in Athens to preserve and display the work of Greek Nobel Prize-winning poet Odysseas Elytis was announced on Thursday.
Elytis is regarded as one of Greece’s major poets and a major exponent of romantic...
Europe
Acropolis Museum Extends Hours for European Night of Museums Celebration
On Saturday, May 13, the Acropolis Museum will celebrate the European Night of Museums by staying open from 9 a.m. to midnight.
Visitors to the museum will have an opportunity to appreciate the many antiquities on display during the evening...
Ancient Greece
Emblematic Ancient Greek Artefacts Travel To Australia
Emblematic ancient Greek artefacts from Greece's largest museum will be exhibited in Australia.
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.
Crime
Jail Sentences for Women Who Vandalized Athens Museums
Two women who vandalized exhibitions in three Athens museums were each served four-year jail sentences by a misdemeanours court in Athens on Tuesday.
The two women damaged exhibits at the Byzantine and Christian, Benaki and National Historical Museums by spraying...
Art
A Walk Around Athens' Lesser-Known Museums
Athens is a city of great cultural significance, with a recorded history of at least 3,400 years. The cultural heritage of the city's classical era is still evident, represented by numerous ancient monuments and works of art, the most...
Art
Greek Art in Mediterranean Civilizations Museum
Forty Greek pieces of art will be included in an exhibition devoted to the Mediterranean civilizations, which will be hosted at the Museum of European and Mediterranean Civilizations (MuCEM- Musée des Civilisations de l`Europe et de la Mediterannée) in...