Museums in Athens
The city of Athens boasts a number of museums of high archaeological, historical, cultural and religious importance, which are mainly scattered downtown.
The National Archeological Museum of Athens
The National Archeological Museum of Athens is hosted in a stunning building on Patission Street and it’s considered one of the most important ones in the field of ancient art. It boasts marvelous collections from different eras of the ancient years and amazing exhibits, like the Agamemnon Mask, the Antikythera Mechanism, Venus and Pan, the Marathon Boy, the Poseidon Statue and more than 11.000 other masterpieces. (Opening hours: Monday 13.30-20.00 and Tuesday-Sunday 08.30-15.00 ~ Metro: Omonoia Station ~ Trolley: Polytechneio Station)
