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.

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 May (International Museum Day)
. 5 June (World Environment Day)
. the last weekend of September (European Days of Cultural Heritage)
. 27 September (International Tourism Day)
. Sundays in the period between 1 November and 31 March
. 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.
. 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).

Entrance is free on the days celebrating Open Days and the European Spring of the Museums, ccording 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.