museums

Entrance to archaeological sites and museums will be free throughout Greece to the public on the evening of Sunday, August 26 in celebration of the full moon. From August 24 through 27, 95 sites will also be holding free concerts,...

Greek authorities have introduced a new system for e-ticketing at selected archaeological sites and museums in a pilot scheme that will be eventually extended to all Greek sites. The pilot scheme at the Acropolis and archaeological sites of the historic...

Friday is International Museum Day and people across Greece are being offered free admission to them all. The day will also be marked by guided tours, exhibitions, art workshops, educational programs, speeches, virtual tours, concerts, theatrical performances, poetry readings, seminars and...

Special opening hours will apply to museums and archaeological sites throughout Greece during the Easter holiday, according to a Culture Ministry announcement. According to the announcement, opening hours on Good Friday and the weekend leading up to Easter Sunday will...

One of the most relevant travel guides from Canada, FlightNetwork, has ranked the Museum of Archimedes in Ancient Olympia as the second best museum in a list including the best 10 hidden museums of Europe. The museum, permanently hosted in the...

Archaeological sites and museums throughout Greece will be open to the public for free, on the weekend of September 23-24, to share the history of their locations, and to celebrate European Heritage Days, said a statement from the Ministry...

Museums and archaeological sites in Attica will be open over the weekend, as the union of the Ministry of Culture employees (POE-YPPO) decided to call off a strike they had announced for Saturday and Sunday. The union reached the decision...

The federation of the Ministry of Culture employees (POE-YPPO) has announced a 48-hour strike for this weekend, and as a result museums and archaeological sites in Attica might be closed. Yiannis Mavrikopoulos, president of POE-YPPO told Kathimerini newspaper that "the...

It might not have been noticed by many, but over the last weekend, Greece's archaeological sites and museums started their summer seasonal hours of operation. However, the revised opening hours were not clearly coordinated and left many confused. The Culture Ministry...

The Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) announced the results of the Survey on Museums and Archaeological Sites Attendance for July 2016. In particular: • During July 2016, Museums experienced a 3 percent increase in the number of visitors and a 66.1...