Museum

Acropolis Museum

Local name: Μουσείο Ακρόπολης

Located in Athens, Nomarchía Athínas Coordinates: 37°58′06″ N 23°43′42″ E

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Nearest town: Athens; 1.7 km N
Local time: UTC+02:00; Europe/Athens · UTC+02:00
Elevation: 82 m; above sea level
When to go: April–MayOctober; See the climate
Airports: ATH Athens Eleftherios Venizelos International Airport19 km; JSI Skiathos Island National Airport136 km

About Acropolis Museum

Acropolis Museum is a museum. Location: Athens, Nomarchía Athínas.

From Wikipedia

The Acropolis Museum (Greek: Μουσείο Ακρόπολης, Mouseio Akropolis) is an archaeological museum focused on the findings of the archaeological site of the Acropolis of Athens. The museum was built to house every artifact found on the rock and on the surrounding slopes, from the Greek Bronze Age to Roman and Byzantine Greece. The Acropolis Museum also lies over the ruins of part of Roman and early Byzantine Athens. The museum was founded in 2003, while the Organization of the Museum was established in 2008.

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

At a glance

Built: 2009
Opened: 2009
Architect: Bernard Tschumi, Michael Photiadis
Architectural style: modern architecture, Minimalism
Area: 2.3 ha
Visitors per year: 547,910 (2021)
Official website: theacropolismuseum.gr

Source: Wikidata

Photos of Acropolis Museum

Jean Housen · CC BY-SA 4.0
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Metropolitan Cathedral of Athens C messier · CC BY-SA 4.0
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Kerameikos George E. Koronaios · CC0

Climate of Acropolis Museum

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: April–May, October.

This month · November

Outside the best season

Day 18° · Night 11° · Rain 64 mm

Hottest month: July (day 32°)
Coldest month: January (night 7°)
Wettest month: December (73 mm)
Driest month: July (7 mm)

13° 7°

15° 8°

20° 11°

25° 16°

30° 20°

32° 23°

32° 22°

28° 19°

23° 15°

18° 11°

14° 8°

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Bars: average monthly low and high temperature. Below: precipitation. Monthly averages for 1970–2000 at about 18 km resolution, adjusted for elevation. Highlighted months are mild and relatively dry. Source: WorldClim 2.1 (CC BY 4.0).

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Climate of Acropolis Museum
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high (°C)	13°	13°	15°	20°	25°	30°	32°	32°	28°	23°	18°	14°
Average low (°C)	7°	7°	8°	11°	16°	20°	23°	22°	19°	15°	11°	8°
Precipitation (mm)	55	55	55	33	19	9	7	8	11	48	64	73

Other places to visit in this season: April May October

How to get to Acropolis Museum

The nearest airport is Athens Eleftherios Venizelos International Airport (ATH), 19 km to the east as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Athens, 2 km to the north.

Airports

Athens Eleftherios Venizelos International Airport (ATH) Spata-Artemida 19 kmeast
Skiathos Island National Airport (JSI) Skiathos 136 kmnorth
Mykonos Island National Airport (JMK) Mykonos 155 kmeast