The greatest collection of ancient Greek art in the world.
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Founded in 1829 and in its present building since 1889, the museum covers Greece from the Stone Age to Roman times.
Gold masks, cups and jewellery from the royal graves.
Statues found in the sea: the god from Artemision and the boy jockey.
A 2,000-year-old geared machine that calculated the sky.
Six things to look for. Works sometimes move, so ask at the desk.
A gold death mask from Mycenae, 1550 BC.
Mycenaean hallA bronze Zeus or Poseidon, about to throw.
Bronze collectionA small boy riding a galloping horse.
Bronze collectionBronze gears from a shipwreck.
Antikythera roomTap a button and we’ll give you a plan.
Mycenae, the Cycladic figures and the great bronzes.
Add the Antikythera room, the vases and the Egyptian collection.
The garden café is a good place for a break.
Pick a few rooms; it is impossible to see everything in one visit.
Find the gold mask, then the bronze boy on the horse. Which is older?
28is Oktovriou (Patission) 44, Athens Municipality
It calculated eclipses, moon phases and the calendar of the Games.
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Show your place here →National Archaeological Museum of Athens is in Athens Municipality, Attica Region, Greece. Address: 28is Oktovriou (Patission) 44, Athens Municipality.
Pay your admission at the museum or on its own website. Opening hours and prices change, so check the museum’s website before you go.
It can be a lovely visit for you and your family. Ask the museum about activities for children, and combine the visit with the other museums of Athens Municipality.
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