National Archaeological Museum
Guide
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≈ A$21MuseumAllow 2–3 hPut together by AI from open data
What you'll see
Greece's greatest collection of ancient art: gold from Mycenae, huge bronze statues pulled from the sea, painted vases and marble figures from every age of ancient Greece.
A brief history
It holds the gold funeral mask once called the Mask of Agamemnon, and the Antikythera mechanism, a geared bronze device for tracking the sky, found in a shipwreck.
Tips
- Best time
- A hot afternoon or a rainy day
- Cost
- About €12 (check)
- Allow
- 2–3 h
- Free days
- Usually free on the first Sunday of the month from November to March, and on a few national days (check)
- Hours
- Usually 8:00–20:00 from April to October and about 8:30–15:30 in winter; on Mondays it often opens only in the afternoon (check)
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Good to know
- Area
- Omonia and Exarcheia: The Central Market, the National Archaeological Museum and the student area of Exarcheia: lively and gritty. Delphi and Cape Sounion are day trips by bus or tour (check).
- Access
- Step-free
- Indoors or out
- Indoors: good on a hot or rainy day
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