Saturday, 17 May 2025
On Saturday 17 May, the Museum will be open from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. with regular general admission. The second-floor restaurant will remain open until midnight.
As every Saturday at 11 a.m., visitors will have the opportunity to attend the thematic presentation “Water Routes: From Nature to Myth and the City”. Guided by an archaeologist, participants will explore how ancient perceptions of water are reflected in the Museum’s exhibits, both within the permanent collections and the “Excavation Museum.”
Online reservation: https://events.theacropolismuseum.gr/
That same evening at 6:30 p.m., within the framework of the new exhibition “Allspice | Michael Rakowitz & Ancient Cultures”, on display from 13 May to 31 October 2025 in the Temporary Exhibition Gallery and co-organised with the Organisation for Culture and Development NEON, the Museum will host a discussion at the “Dimitrios Pandermalis” Auditorium. The conversation will feature the artist Michael Rakowitz and one of the exhibition’s curators, Ms. Elina Kountouri, Director of NEON.
Free admission on a first-come, first-served basis.
Sunday, 18 May 2025
On Sunday 18 May, the Museum will be open from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. with free admission to all exhibition areas. The restaurant will also be open during the same hours.
On this day, the Museum will launch guided presentations of the new temporary exhibition “Allspice | Michael Rakowitz & Ancient Cultures”. The Museum’s archaeologists will introduce original ancient artefacts from Mesopotamia and the southeastern Mediterranean, in dialogue with a series of contemporary works by internationally acclaimed Iraqi-American artist Michael Rakowitz. During the exhibition tour, visitors will engage with issues of loss, looting, and the violent displacement of people and cultural heritage due to war, colonialism, or forced migration. They will be invited to reflect on the role of museums as vessels of human history, sources of understanding the past, and agents shaping the future.
Sunday 18/5, at 10 a.m. in English and at 1 p.m. in Greek.
Duration: 45 minutes.
Up to 30 visitors per session.
Online reservations: https://events.theacropolismuseum.gr/
