It’s purpose is 'the study and teaching of the science of archaeology, the spreading of archaeological knowledge and the cultivation of a love for the Fine Arts'.
The National Archaeological Museum is the largest museum in Greece. The museum hosts six collections in different space sections of the museum. These collections are : •The Prehistoric Collection • The Sculpture Collection • The Bronze Collection • The Vases and Minor Arts Collection • The Egyptian Collection • The Cypriot Collection
The Prehistoric Collection It has objects from the Neolithic period and the Bronze Age, from mainland Greece, the Aegean islands and Troy.Â
The Prehistoric Collection
Clay vase with polychrome decoration.
Neolithic stone figure from Karditsa, Thessaly.
The Prehistoric Collection
Marble figure of Cycladic Art.
Gold death-mask of Agamemnon from Mycenae.
The Sculpture Collection The Sculpture Collection has a large number of unique pieces that present the evolution of ancient Greek sculpture from 700 BC to the 5th c.AD. The works come from cemeteries and public buildings in Attica, Central Greece, the Peloponnese and the Aegean islands. There is also a number of sculptures from Thessaly, West Greece, Macedonia, Thrace and Cyprus.
The Sculpture Collection Marble statue of a kouros from the Archaic Art period.
Bronze statue of Zeus or Poseidon from the Classical Period of Art.
The Sculpture Collection
Marble group of Aphrodite, Pan and Eros from the Hellinistic Period of Art.
Bronze statue of the emperor Augustus from the Roman Period of Art.
The Bronze Collection The Bronze Collection has artefacts of the end of the 19th and the beginning of the 20th centuries. It also contains artefacts from the shipwreck at Antikythera.
The Bronze Collection
Bronze figure of a warrior from the Geometric Period of Art.
Bronze head of Zeus from the Archaic Period of Art.
The Bronze Collection
Î’ronze pieces from the Antikythera mechanism (Hellinistic Period of Art). Bronze Cycladic mirror from the Classic Period of Art.
The Vases and Minor Arts Collection The Vases and Minor Arts Collection contains around 2,500 artefacts and shows the evolution of Greek pottery and vase painting from the 11th to the 4th century B.C.
The Vases and Minor Arts Collection
Amphora from Geometric Period of Art.
Black figure amphora from the Archaic Period of Art.
White lekythos from the Classic Period of Art.
The Vases and Minor Arts Collection
Crater from the Early Hellenistic Period of Art.
Golden bracelet from the Hellenistic Period of Art.
The Egyptian Collection The Egyptian Collection is of great importance and has artefacts from the Predynastic Period to Roman Period.
The Egyptian Collection
Wooden sarcophagus with the mummy of Hapi.
“Fayum” portrait of a man.
The Cypriot Collection The Cypriot Collection has around 850 artefacts from the Early Bronze Age (around 2500 BC) to the Roman times (4th cent. AD).
The Cypriot Collection
Black and red cypriotic amphora.
Gold earrings.
Contact Information Opening hours for the National Archaeological Museum: Opening hours from Νovember 1st 2016: Monday: 13:00 – 20:00 Tuesday – Sunday: 09:00 - 16:00 The National Archaeological Museum is not open on: •1st January • 25th March • Orthodox Easter Sunday • 1st May • 25th - 26th December
National Archaeological Museum 44 Patission Street, Athens 10682 Offices: 1 Tositsa Street, Athens 10682, Greece Tel:. +30 213 214 4800 Fax: +30 210 8213573 +30 210 8230800 e-mail: eam@culture.gr Director: Dr Maria Lagogianni
Access Information The access to National Archaeological Museum in Athens is possible by: •Subway, • Electric Railways, • City Bus and • Trolley. The Museum does not have parking for visitors’vehicles. There are nearby private parking spaces on Mpoumpoulina’s, Zaimi’s and Alexandra’s Streets.
Admission Fee Price from November 1st 2016 until March 31st 2017 is 5 Euro.