The National Archaeological Museum was founded in 1829 and is the first museum founded in the Greek state after the revolutionary struggle and the liberation of Greece from the Ottoman yoke. MORE THAN 11.000 EXHIBITS

The Bronze Collection of the National Archaeological Museum constitutes one of the richest collections of original works made of bronze in the world. The majority of the them were unearthed during the major systematic excavations conducted in the late 19th and the early 20th century.

The National Archaeological Museum, as a public institution of culture, open and hospitable, through its multi-faceted program of activities makes an effort, among other things, to provide a venue for expression and dialogue among artists and visual art groups from Greece and abroad.

The National Archaeological Museum houses the largest and one of the most significant collections of sculpture of Greek antiquity worldwide, dating from the 7th century BC to the 5th century AD.

During the Classical period a wide range of reliefs were created that also incorporated texts of the decrees issued by the city of Athens (Room 25) or took the form of a cave (Room 25) or human body parts (Room 26, display case).

Antiquities of Thera: Hall 48 | Vase Collection: Hall 49-57 | Terracota Figurines: Hall 58-59 | Vlastos-Serpieri Collection: Hall 60-61 | Gold Jewellery: Hall 62 | Glass Vessels: Hall 63 | Cypriot Collection: Hall 64 | Museum Education Space: Hall 65

Digital virtual tour for persons with mobility impairment or hard of hearing individuals in the context of the National Archaeological Museum Action Plan for People with Disabilities

The museum is housed in the imposing neoclassical building, built at the end of the 19th century in designs by L. Lange and eventually formed by Ernst Ziller. Its exhibition grounds, dozens of halls on each floor, cover an area of 8,000 m² and houses the five major permanent collections:

THE MYCENAEAN CIVILIZATION The Mycenaean world (1600-1100 BC) developed in Greece, which has always served as a bridge between the […]

The Photographic Archive of the National Archaeological Museum, the oldest and richest of the Archaeological Service, consists of: 1) from the analogue archive of negative pictures and …