MUSEUM

Kykladitisses | Athens | December 12 – May 4
WHAT'S ON

Exploring the rich tapestry of women’s history in the Cyclades, the archaeological exhibition “Kykladitisses: Untold Stories of Women in the Cyclades” will open in December at the Museum of Cycladic Art – Stathatos Mansion.


Preserving a Nobel laureate’s literary legacy
CULTURE

In the heart of Athens, amid the winding streets of Plaka, preparations are nearing completion for a cultural milestone: the opening of the Odysseas Elytis House Museum on November 1.


Delos museum re-inaugurated after revamp
CULTURE

Greek President Katerina Sakellaropoulou officiated at the inauguration of the renovated Archaeological Museum of Delos, one of the country’s most important archaeological sites, on Friday.


Full Moon  | Athens | July 21 & August 19
WHAT'S ON

The Maria Callas Museum (44 Mitropoleos) has teamed up with the Athens Conservatory to offer the public two special musical evenings during the July and August full moons.

Where now for the Parthenon Sculptures? We ask the experts
CULTURE

In late November 2023, the Financial Times wrote in an extensive story on a subject that has not been without more than its fair share of leaks these past few years, that Sir Keir Starmer, head of what was then the main opposition Labour Party, was “open” to an agreement for […]



The binary legacy of the Acropolis Museum
CULTURE

June 20, 2009 seems like a good starting point to be searching for the “ground zero” of the tourism boom in the central Athens neighborhood of Koukaki. But is it the only one?

The unseen Acropolis Museum
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The everyday life of the inhabitants of the southern cliff of the Acropolis Rock is presented in “the museum under the museum,” the new space of the Acropolis Museum that opened to the public on Wednesday.


New exhibition space at Acropolis Museum will open June 26
CULTURE

The Acropolis Museum will open a new exhibition area to house the findings of the excavations carried out on its foundations while the price of the ticket will rise to 20 euros, its Director, Nikos Stampolidis, said on Wednesday.

‘I believe we got it right the first time’
BERNARD TSCHUMI

For many years, French-Swiss architect Bernard Tschumi was an almost unwanted person in Greece, at least for those who knew his name and associated him with the first and most emblematic public building constructed in Athens in the 21st century.

A design for life
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Fifteen years after its controversial debut at the foot of the Acropolis, the Acropolis Museum, a 226,000-square foot structure of glass and concrete designed by Swiss-American architect Bernard Tschumi, has seen the debate over its design quiet down to near-universal acceptance.