Acropolis Museum: Tickets

Acropolis Museum Tickets and Information

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• Acropolis Museum Address: Dionysiou Areopagitou 15, 117 42, Athens
• Opening Hours: Monday: 09:00 - 17:00. Tuesday-Thursday: 09:00 - 20:00. Friday: 09:00 - 22:00. Saturday & Sunday: 09:00 - 20:00

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Is the Acropolis Museum Worth Visiting

• It’s one of the most popular museums in Athens and incredibly important in the world of archaeology, so we definitely think so, yes!

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What You See At The Acropolis Museum in Athens‍

• The permanent collection
• Temporary exhibitions
• Historical artefacts
• Historical ruins

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About the Acropolis Museum in Athens

The Acropolis Museum in Athens is one of the most prominent archaeological museums in the world, dedicated to showing the artefacts that were found on the Acropolis hill and the surrounding area. The museum is also built over an archaeological site so you can see parts of the excavations below through transparent glass floors, which is amazing to see!

The museum's collection is primarily focused on the artefacts found on the Acropolis hill and it includes sculptures, architectural fragments, pottery, and other objects that date back to the Greek Bronze Age and to Roman and Byzantine Greece.

The most famous exhibits include the ‘Parthenon Marbles’, also known as the ‘Elgin Marbles’, which were removed from the Parthenon by Lord Elgin in the early 19th century and are now a subject of controversy between Greece and the United Kingdom.

The museum is spread across three floors, with each floor representing a different period and theme:

• Level 1 - Basement 'The Excavation Museum': The real ancient Athenian neighbourhood with preserved streets, houses and workshops on display, alongside baths and various artefacts.
• Ground Floor 'Gallery of Acropolis Slopes': You can see archaeological finds the slops of the Acropolis which include Neolithic remains, sacred sanctuaries to deities including Dionysus and Asclepius and other artefacts that cover up to the 6th century AD.
• First Floor 'Acropolis Gallery': This floor has various sections that includes some of the finds from the Acropolis dating from 2nd millennium BC to the end of antiquity. It includes relics such as Mycenaean pottery, tools and fragments found from the ancient defensive walls. Its also got a section of masterpieces from the 7th century to early 5th century. Sculpture fragments on display also include Erechtheion Temple of Athena Nike, and Propylaea, including the famous Caryatids.
• Third Floor 'The Parthenon Gallery': A glass-walled section which replicates the original Parthenon's inner structure and you can see friezes, metopes and pediment figures. A lot of them are displayed in original context.

The Acropolis Museum also hosts temporary exhibitions that explore various aspects of ancient Greek culture, history, and archaeology.

The museum plays a crucial role in preserving and promoting Greece's cultural heritage and it provides a comprehensive and scholarly presentation of the Acropolis artefacts which have helped to contribute to the understanding and appreciation of ancient Greek civilization.