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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...

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...

An exhibition of historical photographs at the National Archaeological Museum (NAM) will commemorate OXI DAY, when Greece turned down an Italian ultimatum for free passage on October 28, 1940 and thus entered World War II. "In the shadow of the...

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...

In a tribute to the "muses" that have inspired artists from antiquity up to the present day, the National Archaeological Museum in Athens is planning two separate events on sculpture and music that will take place at the museum...

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...

A Chinese bronze vase decorated with dragons from the first millennium BC was unveiled at the National Archaeological Museum of Athens on Monday where it will be exhibited for three months as part of the celebrations marking the museum’s 150th anniversary. The vase was...

On Monday, President Prokopis Pavlopoulos hailed the contribution of the National Archaeological Museum to man-made creations during the inauguration of the new exhibition “Odysseys,” which marks the 150-year anniversary of the museum. “150 years after its foundation, the National Archaeological...

The National Archaeological Museum is celebrating 150 years since its opening and is hosting a series of events and exhibitions to mark the occasion. President Prokopis Pavlopoulos will inaugurate a year-long exhibition titled “Odysseys” on October 3, at 19:00. It is a...

The National Archaeological Museum (NAM) celebrates its 150th anniversary on October 3, with a new temporary exhibition, titled "Odyssey." In this way, the museum hopes to show its own Odyssey in becoming a cultural beacon for the world with...

What do the Antikythera Mechanism, Nestor's golden cup and the marble statue of an athlete from Delos all have in common? The answer is that they are all found in the collections of 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,...

The birth of Greece's National Archaeological Museum was first announced on April 27, 1866 by the Chief Guard of Antiquities Zissis Sotiriou -- one of the fighters of the independence war of 1821. The announcement notified all Greeks that...

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...

A temporary exhibition exploring the city of Athens as seen by European travelers between the 17th and 19th century will be inaugurated at the National Archaeological Museum on September 7 by caretaker Greek Prime Minister Vassiliki Thanou. According to a Culture...