Acropolis Museum
Athens · founded 2009
The Acropolis Museum (Greek: Μουσείο Ακρόπολης, Mouseio Akropolis) is an archaeological museum focused on the findings of the archaeological site of the Acropolis of Athens. The museum was built to house every artifact found on the rock and on the surrounding slopes, from the Greek Bronze Age to Roman and Byzantine Greece. The Acropolis Museum also lies over the ruins of part of Roman and early Byzantine Athens.
- Works in the Acropolis Museum collection
- 11,000+Works in the Acropolis Museum collection
- Visitors a year
- 2MVisitors a year
- Founded
- 2009Founded
What to see
Moschophoros
60 BC.
At the museum · Photo by Marsyas, CC BY-SA 2.5
Kritios Boy
Critius, 48 BC.
At the museum · Photo by User:Tetraktys, CC BY-SA 3.0
Peplos Kore
54 BC.
At the museum · Photo by Unknown artistUnknown artist, CC BY-SA 2.5
Blond Kouros's Head of the Acropolis
In the museum’s collection.
At the museum · Photo by Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 2.5 it
Antenor Kore
Antenor, 52 BC.
At the museum · Photo by Antenor, CC BY-SA 2.5
Euthydikos Kore
47 BC.
At the museum · Photo by Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 2.0
Plan your visit
Hours
Published on the museum’s own site. Confirm on www.theacropolismuseum.gr before you travel.
Getting there
Διονυσίου Αρεοπαγίτου 15.
On their own site
Opening hours, tickets and current exhibitions are on the museum’s own site.
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