Acropolis Museum

Acropolis Museum
Μουσείο Ακρόπολης
Location of Acropolis Museum in Athens
The Acropolis Museum as seen from the top of the Acropolis of Athens
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Established20 June 2009 (2009-06-20) [1]
LocationDionysiou Areopagitou Street
Athens, Greece
Coordinates37°58′09″N 23°43′42″E / 37.969108°N 23.728299°E / 37.969108; 23.728299
TypeArchaeological Museum
Collection size4,250+ objects
Visitors1,451,727 (2022)[2]
OwnerHellenic Ministry of Culture and Tourism
Public transit accessAthens Metro Athens Metro Line 2 Akropoli
Websitetheacropolismuseum.gr

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 Acropolis Museum also lies over the ruins of part of Roman and early Byzantine Athens.

The museum was founded in 2003 while the Organization of the Museum was established in 2008. It opened to the public on 20 June 2009.[1] More than 4,250 objects are exhibited over an area of 14,000 square metres.

  1. ^ a b "Wonderful Greece". Archived from the original on 26 July 2015. Retrieved 13 June 2013.
  2. ^ Cheshire, Lee; da Silva, José (27 March 2023). "The 100 most popular art museums in the world—who has recovered and who is still struggling?". The Art Newspaper. Archived from the original on 28 March 2023. Retrieved 8 July 2023.