Acropolis Museum celebrates sixth anniversary with antiquities from Samothrace
- Written by E.Tsiliopoulos
The Acropolis Museum will celebrate its sixth anniversary on June 20 with the inauguration of the temporary exhibition "Samothrace. The mysteries of the great gods".
The exhibition, a cooperation of the Acropolis Museum and the Antiquity Ephorates of the prefectures of Rodopi and Evros and the expert of Samothrace antiquities Dimitris Matsas, will open for the public on June 20 and will run until September 30. 262 artifacts from Samothrace Archaeological Museum will travel to Athens, some of them will leave the island for the first time.
Finds from the archaeological excavations at the Necropolis and the sanctuary of the great gods, the ancient settlement and the Minoan-era installation at Mikro Vouni.
Related items
-
Baby Found Abandoned in Stroller Near Acropolis
-
Ancient Acropolis fragment repatriated to Greece from Chile
-
Advertising drone show with the Acropolis in the background sparks reactions all around
-
Acropolis Museum vs Sunak: "Culture is not only antiquities, but also behavior"
-
Maria Callas Museum, first in the world, opens in Athens
Latest from E.Tsiliopoulos
- Mitsotakis: Announced fuel pass, subsidy on diesel fuel and intervention for ferry tickets
- Minister in the U.S. for meetings with Chevron and ExxonMobil on fast-tracking energy agreements
- Greece recovers stolen antiquities as nine ancient vessels return from Hungary
- Well known gallery owner arrested for selling forgeries and antiquities
- Drunk New Zealand expat crashes into a dozen cars in Ampelokipi