VedutaMuseum
National Archaeological Museum
Greece's greatest collection of ancient art, spanning prehistory to late antiquity.
- Editor's score
- 4.8
- Visit
- 3 h
- Price
- €€
About
Founded in the nineteenth century, the museum gathers treasures from across the country. Highlights include the gold Mask of Agamemnon from Mycenae, the bronze Artemision god hurling a thunderbolt or trident, the Jockey of Artemision and the fragments of the Antikythera mechanism, an ancient geared calculating device.
Best time to go: Allow a full morning and prioritise the Mycenaean gallery, the bronzes and the Antikythera mechanism.
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