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National Archaeological Museum
44 Patission Street, Athens 10682
Offices:
1 Tositsa Street, Athens 10682, Greece
Tel:. +30 210 8217724
+30 210 8217717
Fax: +30 210 8213573
+30 210 8230800
e-mail: eam@culture.gr
Director: Dr Nikolaos Kaltsas
Opening hours
Monday: 13:30 - 20:00
Tuesday - Sunday: 08:00 - 20:00
The National Archaeological Museum is closed on 25 - 26 December, 1 January, 25 March, Orthodox Easter Sunday and 1 May.
Museum Cafe
Opening hours:
Follows the timetable of the Museum
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Entrance fee
Admission fee: 7 euros
Reduced fee: 3 euros for E.U. senior citizens (over 65 years old), students from countries outside the E.U.
Free entrance: visitors under 19 years old, students from E.U. countries, admission card holders (Free Entrance Card, Culture Card, ICOM, ICOMOS), journalists, guides, soldiers.
Entrance is free to all visitors on the following days:
• 6 March (Memory of Melina Mercouri)
• 18 April (International Monument Day)
• 18 M0ay (International Museum Day)
• 5 June (World Environment Day)
• 27 September, International Tourism Day
• the last weekend of September (European Days of Cultural Heritage)
• Sundays in the period between 1 November and 31 March
• the first Sunday of April, May, June, September and October (in case this is an official holiday, it is the second Sunday of that month).
• Greek official holidays during which the Museum remains open: 6 January, Orthodox Good Friday (12:00 - 17:00), Orthodox Easter Saturday and Monday, Orthodox Monday of the Holy Spirit, 15 August, 28 October.
Entrance is free on the days celebrating Open Days and the European Spring of the Museums according to the dates set each year.
Clearance of the galleries begins 20 minutes before closing time. Essential work may necessitate closing galleries without previous notice.
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Museum Shop
The Museum’s Shop is under the responsibility of the Helllenic Culture Organization S.A. (OPEP) The Shop is located at the basement of the building and it is accessible through the Main Entrance of the Museum. The opening hours of the Shop follow the timetable of the Museum.
In the Museum's shop, various books and publications are available, as well as copies of archaeological artefacts or objects inspired by decorative themes seen on greek antiquities
For information:
44 Patission Street
106 82 Athens
Tel. :
210- 8225840 & 210- 8225601
email:ethniko.museumshop@hch.culture.gr
http://www.museumshop.gr/emshop/museumshop1_gr.html
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Free entrance card
The card that permits free entrance for 3 years is issued to graduates of Architectural, Archaeological and Historical Studies, teachers in all educational levels and members of the Hellenic Arts Chamber.
The issuing requires showing the relevant certificates, two passport photos and filling in a form at the Museum.
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Photo- and video- shooting copyright
Photo shooting without flash and video shooting of the building and exhibitions for non-professional purposes are permitted for free.
Professional photography and recording for commercial or other purposes requires a special permit and a fee submitted to the National Archaeological Receipts Fund. The permit is issued after a relevant form is filled in at the Museum's premises.
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Permit to export abroad artefacts
A confirmation that artefacts designated for exportation from the Hellenic Republic do not constitute national heritage is issued on the completion of a relevant form, in which a list of the works should be attached.
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