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Ten of the Acropolis Museum’s Most Beautiful Exhibits
The Acropolis Museum located only 330 meters (1,000 feet) from the famed hill of the same name hosts some of the world's most important antiquities
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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...
Archaeology
Athens' Acropolis Museum Prepares to Celebrate Eleventh Birthday
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By Paula Tsoni
The new Acropolis Museum in Athens celebrates 11 years of operation on Saturday, June 20, with reduced entry for everyone at 5 euros ($5.6) to all exhibition areas for that day only.
The immense museum, which reopened for...
Archaeology
Explore the Ancient Neighborhood of Athens Beneath the Acropolis Museum
A new round of presentations entitled "Walking in the ancient neighborhood of the Acropolis Museum" will start on Tuesday, July 10th at the Acropolis Museum.
The visitors, guided by the Museum’s archaeologists, will have the opportunity to wander through the...
Diplomacy
Greece Celebrates Canada Day at Acropolis Museum, Honoring Bilateral Ties
The long-standing friendship between Canada and Greece, within a shared value system, and the prospects of deeper collaboration between the two countries were highlighted at a special event hosted by the Canadian Embassy at the Acropolis Museum on July 1st,...
Archaeology
Ancient Neighborhood Under the Acropolis Museum Now Open to the Public
The remains of an ancient neighborhood visible under the feet of visitors approaching the entrance of the Acropolis Museum is now fully open to the public for the first time.
The new ''walk-through'' exhibits of the neighborhood were inaugurated on...
Archaeology
Iconic Acropolis Museum Celebrates Ten Years Since its Opening
The new Acropolis Museum, which first opened its doors on June 20, 2009 is considered one of the greatest museums in the world. This is not only in terms of its exhibits, all from the nearby Acropolis, where western civilization was...
Archaeology
Ancient Athenian Neighborhood Opens to Public at Acropolis Museum
Athens' Acropolis Museum will celebrate its tenth anniversary with several events, including a photography show, a lecture on ancient sculpture colors, a concert by famous Greek composer Stavros Xarchakos and the opening of a walk-through excavation of an ancient...
Archaeology
Acropolis Museum Debunks Claims Elgin Had Sultan's Permission to Obtain Marbles
Dimitris Pantermalis, a professor and the curator of the Acropolis Museum, debunked on Monday claims that the Earl of Elgin had obtained permission from the Ottoman Sultan to transport the Parthenon Marbles from Athens to London.
Speaking at the international...
Archaeology
Acropolis Museum Hosts Magnificent Artifacts from Beijing's Forbidden City (photos)
Rarely seen artifacts outside China are on display at the Acropolis Museum in Athens in an exhibition celebrating Chinese culture and history.
The exhibits, including personal items, furniture and works of art belonging to the Qianlong Emperor, the sixth emperor...
Archaeology
Acropolis Museum Among the 6 Best in the World
The Acropolis Museum is among the 6 best museums in the world for 2018, according to Travelers' Choice Awards awarded by TripAdvisor, based on the preferences of millions of travelers using the platform.
The Acropolis Museum, described "as stunning as...