Collection of Antiquities of Thera
There are few fragmentarily preserved attestations to the habitation of Akrotiri during the 5th millennium B.C.
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“The Antikythera Shipwreck: The ship – the treasures – the Mechanism”
All antiquities recovered in 1900-1901 and 1976 from the legendary shipwreck off the islet of Antikythera, south of the Peloponnese, will be presented for the […]
Collection of Antiquities of Thera
The Thera Room draws the attention of visitors mainly through the celebrated wall paintings, the "Spring Fresco" with the sparrows and the lilies, the "Boxing Children Fresco" and the "Antelope Fresco".
The return of the fishermen
Clay cylindrical lamp stand with a representation of fishermen Hellenic National Archaeological Museum Collection of Prehistoric, Egyptian, Cypriot and Near […]
Eugenia Mitrou-Georgiou
Αrchaeologist-Μuseologist (MA) Department of Exhibitions, Communication and Education emitrou@culture.gr She is an archaeologist and museologist (MA) and has been working […]
The revered goddess of nature
Boeotian pithos-amphora, with depiction of Potnia Theron – Mistress of the Animals Hellenic National Archaeological Museum Collection of Vases, inv. […]
Once upon a time in the Aegean..
Bronze dagger with riverside landscape decoration National Archaeological Museum, Collection of Mycenaean Antiquities, inv. no. P 765 Provenance: Mycenae, Grave […]
“Ancient hot-water bottles”
The Unseen Museum is the well-known exhibition project of the National Archaeological Museum of Athens that brings to the fore […]
Announcement
We would like to inform you that during the March 2023, maintenance work will be carried out in the galleries […]
Art exhibition of Maria Iliopoulou “Ancient Greek Art in the Museums of the World” at the National Archaeological Museum’s Cafe
Exhibition of copies or works inspired mainly by the Laconic Art and the Art of Taranto (colony of Sparta) […]