On Saturday 18 May 2019 the Acropolis Museum celebrates International Museum Day and European Night of Museums and invites visitors to participate in family programmes with free entry and extended opening hours from 8 a.m. to 12 midnight. The Museum restaurant will operate during the same hours.
Family programmes
On Saturday 18 May 2019 our younger visitorswill be able to participate in the two free family programmes: ‘Experience the Panathinaea Festival with all my senses’ (3-5 years old) and ‘What happened to Athena’s statue from the Parthenon?’ (6-9 years old).
The cranes of the Acropolis
On the occasion of this year’s International Museum Day, the Acropolis Museum has produced, in collaboration with Hellenic Mint, commemorative medals dedicated to the cranes of the Acropolis. On the cornice of the first Parthenon (570 BC), cranes (geranos, in Greek) were depicted in horizontal flight, rendered in soft colors and in dense formation. For the ancient Greeks, the crane symbolized intelligence, alertness and good fortune. The medals will be available for purchase in the museum shop, located on the ground.
