Greece
Archaeology
National Archaeological Museum of Athens to Host Christmas Concert on December 24
The National Archaeological Museum of Athens, Greece, will host a Christmas concert, featuring string quartet "Arco dell'Arte," to celebrate the festive season, starting on Christmas Eve at noon.
The program presents three top Baroque concertos written for the Christmas holiday (A....
Archaeology
Athens' National Archaeological Museum to Undergo Major Overhaul
Plans for a major overhaul of Greece's acclaimed National Archaeological Museum are entering the "final stretch" in 2020, Culture Minister Lina Mendoni revealed at a recent event held at the Museum in Athens.
According to a Ministry announcement, Mendoni declared...
Archaeology
Monument of Pet Dog is the New Exhibit in Athens’ National Archaeological Museum
A rare Roman-era funerary monument -- that may have been the grave of a pet dog --is the 18th treasure to be brought out of the National Archaeological Museum store rooms to present to visitors as part of the...
Archaeology
Stolen Antiquities Returned from Munich Arrive at National Archaeological Museum in Athens
Eight crates containing 33 archaeological artifacts and 600 coins, including some ancient masterpieces dating to the 12th and 13th centuries B.C., arrived at the National Archaeological Museum in Athens from Munich on Friday.
The crates full of archaeological treasures were...
events
National Archaeological Museum Celebrates 150th Anniversary With 'Treasure Hunt' in Athens on Sunday
Greece's National Archaeological Museum and the Atenistas community have got together to organize what they have called an "archaeological treasure hunt" that will take place in Athens this Sunday, as part of a year of events celebrating the 150th...
Archaeology
Homer's Odyssey at the National Archaeological Museum in Athens
The National Archaeological Museum in Athens will have a special place in this year's International Museum Day (May 18) as it has been chosen by the Greek Department of the International Council of Museums (ICOM) as the honoree museum,...
Culture
Photos of Athens in the 1800s Presented at the National Archaeological Museum
Starting from the first photograph ever taken in Greece, in 1839, a panorama of photographic and three-dimensional images from the 19th and 20th century will be presented in Athens.
The National Archaeological Museum is celebrating 150 years since its foundation and...
Greece
The Most Beautiful Beaches Near Athens
There is much more to Athens than the Acropolis and museums. The city and surrounding suburbs are home to beautiful beaches, and Athens happens to have the longest coastline of any European capital.
Staying in Athens doesn't mean that you've...
Archaeology
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
Greece
Athens Polytechnic Uprising: 50 Years Ago Greeks Rebelled Against the Junta
The Athens Polytechnic uprising occurred on November 17, 1973, as a massive student demonstration of the popular rejection of the Greek military junta of 1967 to 1974.
The uprising that began on November 14, 1973, escalated to an open, anti-junta...
Greece
Ernst Ziller, The Architect Who Designed Modern Athens
German architect Ernst Ziller left his own eternal, and magnificent, imprint on Athens by designing some of the city's most iconic buildings.
Archaeology
Ancient Treasures Unearthed Under Athens Concrete
Astounding ancient treasures unearthed under Athens, a great outcome from the recent construction work on Aeolus Street in Athens
Greece
Top Spots for Sightseeing Around Syntagma Square in Athens
Syntagma Square has literally been the very heart of Athens ever since the city became the capital of the modern Greek state.
Art
Athens is Focal Point of International Press in Late September
Apart from its history and its museums, Athens is expected to become the focus of international press in late September because of a series of exhibitions and conferences taking place in the city.
Various Athens sites, including the famous Benaki...
Culture
Greece Announces Extended Opening Hours for Sites, Museums
The new summertime schedule of operation for archaeological sites and museums in Greece will kick in later in April this year.