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National Archaeological Museum, Athens

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The largest of Athens' many museums, National Archaeological Museum houses a vast collection of ancient artifacts unearthed from a variety of excavation sites around Greece. The museum's world-famous Mycenaean collection includes the 19th century finds by archaeologist Heinrich Schliemann, featuring golden funerary masks, relief stelae, alabaster tools, ivory carvings, and jewelry. The museum also displays a staggering array of ancient figurines, frescoes from the volcanic island of Santorini, and the oldest known mechanical computer, designed to predict astronomical positions and eclipses. There's so much to see here, it may take you several visits to absorb it all. Make your trip through ancient history a bit more comprehensible by arranging for a guided tour of the museum's most representative exhibits. National Archaeological Museum is just one of the many highlights you can arrange to see using our international travel planner, Athens Edition.

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• By 55mahmutt

  Atina’daki ilk günümüzde ziyaret ettiğimiz zengin içeriği ile yarım günümüzü alan birinci sırada görülmesi gereken harika bir müze.  more »

  It is a wonderful museum to be seen in the first place, which takes half a day with the rich content we visited on our first day in Athens.
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• By maritvanzon

  Grote collectie Griekse artefacten. Net museum en interessante tentoonstelling. Wel waren we er met een uurtje wel doorheen. Mijn favoriete zaal was degene met de fraaie vazen.  more »

  Large collection of Greek artifacts. Just museum and interesting exhibition. But we were there with an hour. My favourite room was the one with the beautiful vases.
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• By Denis Volikov

  It's the best archeological museum I've ever visited! If you are interested in ancient Greek history, you definitely should go here. It displays unique pieces of art, its collection consists huge amount of wonderful exhibits. It will be interesting for anyone, kids or adults. We were so excited and spent 3 hours here. I'm sure it's worth to see to understand yourself as well.

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• By Ioannis Petrou

  Probably the best museum in Greece and one of the most important in the whole world. Although a bit underrated, it has invaluable collections of ancient Greek art. Unfortunately, due to the lack of space, there are some really exciting and rare "treasures" stacked in the warehouses and put on display only temporarily. Access is easy but can be crowded at times both during the weekend, but also during weekdays due to many schools visits. Highly recommended!

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