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Aigai, Macedonian Site, Equals Visitor Count of Acropolis Museum

During a speech at a conference in Thessaloniki titled 'Greece Talks_Thessaloniki: Thessaloniki on the international tourist map', Angeliki Kottaridis, Curator of Antiquities of Imathia, told audience members that visitor numbers to the Palace of Aigai - the Kingdom of...

British Museum Director Backs Parthenon Marbles Loan Plan

The British Museum's interim director declares he is in support of the plan for a loan arrangement wherein the Parthenon Marbles will be returned to Greece. Progress towards a loan agreement between the UK and Greece over the Parthenon Marbles...

The Face of Avgi, the 9,000 Year-Old Greek Teen

A reconstruction of the face of Avgi, a teenager who lived in Mesolithic Greece, around 7,000 BC, stuns viewers.

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

‘To Divide Is to Destroy’: The Parthenon Marbles and the Integrity of Monuments

As the Vatican Museums become the latest collection to return Parthenon marbles to Athens, the British Museum continues to give short shrift to Greece’s calls for repatriation. By Catharine Titi One of the most surprising claims the British Museum makes when...

British Museum to Loan Ancient Greek Meidias Hydria to Greece

The British Museum has decided to loan the Meidias Hydria, an ancient Greek vase dating back to 420 BC, to the Acropolis Museum in Athens, Greece. This move marks the first time in 250 years that the vase, a...

The Kritios Boy, a Masterpiece of Ancient Greek Art

The Kritios Boy, a statue displayed at the Acropolis Museum is one of the most important works of ancient Greek art and the most characteristic of the so-called "Severe Style." The statue’s torso was found in 1865 to 1866 southeast...

The Secrets of the Ancient Neighborhood Beneath the Acropolis

The ancient neighborhood beneath the Acropolis Musum reveals life in ancient Athens long before the Parthenon and the sculptures on the Acropolis

Acropolis Museum Celebrates 14th Birthday With Free Concert

The Acropolis Museum celebrates its 14th birthday on Tuesday 20 June and will honor its late president by offering its visitors a free tribute to Greek poetry set to music. The museum, one of the ten best in the world...

Greece Loans Stunning Ancient Statue to Boston’s Museum of Fine Arts

Greece's Acropolis Museum has loaned an ancient statue of a young woman, known as kore, to the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston (MFA), where it is on view through January 8, 2024 in the Museum’s Art of Ancient Greece,...