Acropolis Museum

Μουσείο Ακρόπολης

Ruins under a glass floor, Parthenon sculptures on top

⚠ Timed-entry ticket

Hours

Apr–Oct: Mon 9am–5pm, Tue–Thu 9am–8pm, Fri 9am–10pm, Sat–Sun 9am–8pm. Nov–Mar: Mon–Thu 9am–5pm, Fri 9am–10pm, Sat–Sun 9am–8pm. Last entry 30 min before. Closed 1 Jan, Orthodox Easter Sunday, 1 May, 25–26 Dec

Tickets

Adults €20, reduced €10; book a dated, timed ticket on the official site. Free on 6 Mar, 25 Mar, 18 May and 28 Oct

Address

15 Dionysiou Areopagitou, three minutes from the Acropolis south entrance

Even the forecourt has a glass floor, so you walk over the lanes and house foundations of an old Athenian neighbourhood. On the first floor five of the original Caryatids stand in a row, which lands differently after seeing the copies up on the hill. The top floor is a glass gallery turned to match the Parthenon's angle, with the temple's frieze hung in its real sequence. The actual Parthenon sits outside the windows, and the gaps where the London marbles should be are filled with stark white plaster casts.