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The Museum in 1893. The first national archaeological museum in Greece was established by the governor of Greece Ioannis Kapodistrias in Aigina in 1829. Subsequently, the archaeological collection was relocated to a number of exhibition places until 1858, when an international architectural competition was announced for the location and the architectural design of the new museum.
The Acropolis Museum (Greek: Μουσείο Ακρόπολης, Mouseio Akropolis) is an archaeological museum focused on the findings of the archaeological site of the Acropolis of Athens. The museum was built to house every artifact found on the rock and on the surrounding slopes, from the Greek Bronze Age to Roman and Byzantine Greece .
The Museum of the Center for the Acropolis Studies (Greek: Κέντρο Μελετών Ακροπόλεως) is a museum in Athens, Greece, a part of the new Acropolis Museum and its research workshops. It is housed in the Weiler Building, named after the Bavarian engineer who designed it in 1834 and constructed it in 1836. [1]
Greece’s Acropolis Museum launched an exhibition Tuesday that includes a renowned ancient Greek water jug from 420 B.C. on loan from the British Museum. The exhibit comes during a dispute ...
Greece and the British Museum are “still some distance” from a deal to send the Elgin Marbles back to Athens, George Osborne has said. The former chancellor, now chairman of the museum ...
The museum includes numerous personal objects, operatic costumes [6] and personal haute couture garments, some created by Elvira Leonardi Bouyeure (Biki). According to the museum's co-designer, architect and museologist Erato Koutsoudaki, the museum's collection is not its "strong card"; instead, its exhibitions were designed around Callas' personality and include her singing voice and interviews.
Greece has been campaigning for decades for the return of the Parthenon Sculptures, which once adorned the Parthenon atop the Acropolis in Athens but are now housed at the London institution.
The museum is located near the center of Athens as well as its primary archaeological sites, including the Acropolis and the Acropolis Museum. As of 2020, the building is being restored to create state-of-the-art facilities for the permanent collection, periodic exhibitions, educational programs, and workshops. 3SK Stylianidis Architects won an ...