National Archaeological Museum (Athens)

Greece / Attiki / Athens / 28th of October (Patission), 44
 interesting place, archaeology museum
28is Oktovriou 44
Athina 106 82, Greece
Phone: +30 21 3214 4800
www.namuseum.gr/en/

The National Archaeological Museum of Athens (Greek: Εθνικό Αρχαιολογικό Μουσείο) in Athens houses some of the most important artifacts from a variety of archaeological locations around Greece from prehistory to late antiquity. It is considered one of the great museums in the world and contains the richest collection of artifacts from the Greek antiquity worldwide . It is situated in the Exarhia area in central Athens between the streets Epirus, Bouboulina and Tositsa while its entrance is on the Patission Avenue adjacent to the historical building of the Athens Polytechnic. Today the museum is directed by Nikolaos Kaltsas.

In this building

  1. Jockey of Artemision
  2. Poseidon (or Zeus) of Cape Artemision
 Add place (company, shop, etc.) to this building
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Archaeological_Museum,_Athens
Nearby cities:
Coordinates:   37°59'20"N   23°43'57"E

Comments

  • I could spend weeks in this place! My favorite: the gorgeous bronze statue called the Youth of Marathon. Fantastic.