Holiday programs for children, special guided tours of the new exhibition “Meanings.

Personifications and Allegories from Antiquity to Today”, Christmas carols, unique gifts in the shop and festive dishes in the restaurant await you this Christmas at the Acropolis Museum, as stated in a relevant announcement of the Museum.

Specifically, on the holidays, the following will take place:

Guided tours of the new exhibition “Meanings. Personifications and Allegories from Antiquity to Today”

The archaeologists of the Museum offer guided tours of the new periodical exhibition NoIMATA. Personifications and Allegories from Antiquity to the Present, every Tuesday and Thursday at 12:00, and every Saturday and Sunday at 10:00 and 12:00. With them, visitors will wander among masterpieces of art that personify concepts, capture allegories, highlight human passions and emotions, raise thought and soul, and masterfully unravel the thread that connects Antiquity with Byzantium, the Renaissance and our time. . Reserve a seat here: events.theacropolismuseum.gr

Festive program for children “Give shape and form … to a unique celebration!”

This Christmas, the little friends of the Acropolis Museum will take paper, paints, scissors and paints, use all their imaginations and give face, shape and form to a beloved concept: the Holiday. And not only that… Together with the archaeologists they will discover how and why the ancient Athenians gave human characteristics to other concepts as well, such as the seasons, love, the sun, victory and many more. If you have children aged 4 to 10, the Acropolis Museum awaits you on Saturday 23/12, Sunday 24/12, Thursday 28/12, Friday 29/12 and Sunday 31/12 at 11:00 & at 13:00: 00. Reserve a seat here: events.theacropolismuseum.gr (Reservations start on 12/18). The program is carried out by the Department of Educational Programs of the Museum and the Information & Education Department of the Acropolis Monuments Maintenance Service.

Christmas tunes

Every Friday you can extend your visit to the exhibition grounds until 22:00 and every Friday and Saturday until midnight you can enjoy a festive dinner with a view of the illuminated Acropolis (restaurant telephone reservations: 210 9000915). On the other days and times, you can combine your visit with coffee, sweets and festive musical events on the ground floor of the Museum.

On Friday, December 22 at 6 p.m. the Orchestra and Choir of the Center for Greek Music “Phoivos Anogianakis” in collaboration with the Department of Music Studies of EKPA will present traditional carols and songs from various regions of Greece, under the supervision of teachers Eleni Bailis and Evangelia Chaldaiaki respectively.

On Saturday, December 23, at 12 noon, the Rethymno Coats and Jackets Club of Crete will present traditional dances and Cretan carols, while to close the year, on Thursday, December 28, 2023, at 12 noon, the Museum will host the contemporary music group Music Odyssey of the Department of Music Studies of EKPA which will play well-known Christmas and other popular songs, under the supervision of their teacher, Yiannis Malafi.

Gifts for the holidays

Finally, in the shop on the ground floor, visitors will find beautiful souvenirs inspired by the exhibition “Meanings. Personifications and Allegories from Antiquity to Today”, as well as decorative items for Christmas gifts. Among them is the Museum’s charm for 2024, inspired by a small bronze wheel, dedicated to the sanctuary of the Acropolis around 480-470 BC. The wheel is considered a symbol of fortune and its unpredictable turns, instability and fickleness in human life.