Museums
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Acropolis Museum
Read more: Acropolis MuseumThe Acropolis Museum (Μουσείο Ακρόπολης) shelters artifacts found in excavations at the adjacent Acropolis of Athens. Highlights include the sculptures from all the major buildings on the Acropolis: the Parthenon, the caryatids of the Erechtheion, the sculptures from Temple of…
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National Archaeological Museum in Athens
Read more: National Archaeological Museum in AthensThe National Archaeological Museum of Athens is the largest museum of Greece and home to some of the most significant artifacts from the entire country. With the amount of art on display, it can be considered an art museum as…
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National Archaeological Museum in Athens: Stone and Bronze Age 4000 – 1100 BCE
Read more: National Archaeological Museum in Athens: Stone and Bronze Age 4000 – 1100 BCEThe National Archaeological Museum in Athens exhibits some of the best examples of Neolithic and Bronze Age artifacts from the Aegean and Helladic civilizations found in excavations across the country. Neolithic Era Top row, left to right: Second row: Cycladic…
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National Archaeological Museum in Athens: Iron Age 1100 – 480 BCE
Read more: National Archaeological Museum in Athens: Iron Age 1100 – 480 BCEThe National Archaeological Museum in Athens is hosts to a plethora of art and artifacts from the Dark Ages, the Geometric and Orientalizing periods, and from the Archaic Era, found in excavations in excavations across the country. While the Dark…
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National Archaeological Museum in Athens: Classical 480 – 323 BCE
Read more: National Archaeological Museum in Athens: Classical 480 – 323 BCESome of the best examples of classical Greek art from excavations across the country and beyond are on exhibit at the National Archaeological Museum in Athens. The classical era is associated with the most important characteristics of what came to…
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National Archaeological Museum in Athens: Hellenistic, Roman 323 BCE – 200 CE
Read more: National Archaeological Museum in Athens: Hellenistic, Roman 323 BCE – 200 CEHellenistic and Roman art from excavations across the country is represented at the National Archaeological Museum in Athens with a plethora of renown sculptures and artifacts. The Hellenistic age begins with the death of Alexander the Great when Hellenic civilization…
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British Museum: Greek Art
Read more: British Museum: Greek ArtThe British Museum is host to a plethora of Greek art and artifacts. Highlights include the sculptures of the Parthenon, the Mausoleum of Halikarnassos, and the Temple of Apollo Epikourios at Bassai, Linear B tablets, the Rosetta Stone, and the…
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Agora of Athens Museum
Read more: Agora of Athens MuseumThe Archaeological Museum of the ancient Agora of Athens (Αρχαιολογικό Μουσείο Αρχαίας Αγοράς Αθηνών) is hosted in the Hellenistic Stoa of Atallos, inside the archaeological site. The Stoa of Attalos was rebuilt in the 1950’s from the ground up with…
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Corfu Archaeological Museum
Read more: Corfu Archaeological MuseumThe Archaeological Museum of Corfu (Αρχαιολογικό Μουσείο Κέρκυρας) exhibits artifacts found in excavations in Corfu island and the surrounding area, from the Stone Age until the Roman era. Highlights from the exhibit include the archaic pediment sculptures with Gorgo from…
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Delos Arhcaeological Museum
Read more: Delos Arhcaeological MuseumThe small archaeological museum located in the archaeological site of Delos and exhibits objects from the excavations that still take place on the island. Just like the archaeological site, it is accessible only by shuttle boat from nearby Mykonos island.…