Acropolis Museum in Athens: everything you need to know (2024 UPDATED)

Acropolis Museum in Athens is by far the most modern and impressive museum of the capital of Greece. Along with a visit to the Acropolis Temple itself is one of the best things to do in Athens. I visited recently with my family, and here is everything you need to know:

acropolis museum athens — Acropolis Museum in Athens is located in a newly-built and impressive building overlooking tha famous Parthenon Acropolis Temple and it’s home to thousands of antiquities that were found in or around the temple

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Acropolis Museum, along with the National Archaeological Museum and the National Historical Museum in Athens, is one of the best museums in Greece. It is a truly magnificent building that opened in 2009 and it’s more than just a museum, as its glass floor is literally showing the findings from the excavation that took place while building the concfrete foundations of the museum itself back in the 00’s.

acropolis museum floor — *The concrete foundations of the Acropolis museum are literally built in the archaelogical excavation that took place while constructing the building itself*

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acropolis museum glass floor — *The museum’s entrance has an impressive reinforced glass floor that allows you to see the stunning excavations underneath*

This is a video of my recent visit to the Acropolis entering from the (best) Sourth Slope Entrance along with a full overview of all surfaces and staircases that you will meet as you go up.

THINGS TO KNOW ABOUT THE ACROPOLIS MUSEUM

Official Website of the Acropolis Museum: theacropolismuseum.gr

Acropolis Museum on Google Maps

Acropolis Museum on Instagram

I highly recommend you combine the visit to the Acropolis Museum with a visit to the temple of Parthenon (yes, the famous one); this guided tour includes tickets to both attractions and it’s a great way to understand what you are actually seeing

acropolis museum athens underground metro map — *Athens Metro Map: for the acropolis Museum you have to get off at the “Acropolis” stop of the red line*

The best way to get to the museum is by the underground metro RED LINE (Line 2) and stop at “Acropolis Station” (on Google Maps). The Museum is literally behind the exit of the station and the best ticket to get is the ATH.ENA Card for public transport within Athens.
If you live close to the center of Athens in areas such as Kolonaki, Koukaki, Syntagma Square, Monastiraki, Plaka, Thission you can literally walk to the Acropolis Museum as it’s about a 20-30mins walk from all those areas.

The ticket for the museum costs 15 euros per adult person (over 25 years old) between April-March (a.k.a. summer) and 10 euros between November-March (aka winter).