Façade of the National Archaeological museum of Athens.

The so-called mask of Agamemnon, one of the best known pieces shown in the museum.

Interior

Jockey of Artemision.

The National Archaeological Museum of Athens in Athens houses some of the most important artifacts from a variety of archaeological locations around Greece. Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (1200x900, 251 KB) Summary Façade du Musée archéologique national de Grèce, à Athènes. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (1200x900, 251 KB) Summary Façade du Musée archéologique national de Grèce, à Athènes. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1457x1472, 793 KB) de: Â»Maske des Agamemnon« von Leo2004 fotografiert. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1457x1472, 793 KB) de: Â»Maske des Agamemnon« von Leo2004 fotografiert. ... The Mask of Agamemnon The Mask of Agamemnon is an artifact discovered at Mycenae in 1876 by Heinrich Schliemann. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (2005x1479, 834 KB) File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): National Archaeological Museum of Athens Metadata This file contains additional information, probably added from the digital camera or... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (2005x1479, 834 KB) File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): National Archaeological Museum of Athens Metadata This file contains additional information, probably added from the digital camera or... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (1600x1200, 139 KB) Summary Statue de bronze dun cheval et de son jeune jockey, trouvé dans une épave au large du Cap Artémision en Eubée. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (1600x1200, 139 KB) Summary Statue de bronze dun cheval et de son jeune jockey, trouvé dans une épave au large du Cap Artémision en Eubée. ... The site of the Temple of Artemis at Ephesus in Turkey: Some stacked remnants recreate columns, but nothing remains of the original temple The Temple of Artemis (Greek: Artemision; Latin: Artemisium) was a Greek temple dedicated to Artemis completed around 550 BC at Ephesus (in present-day Turkey) under the... Athens (Greek: Αθήνα - Athína) is the largest city and capital of Greece, located in the Attica periphery of central Greece. ...

History

Construction of the museum's building begun in 1866 and was completed 1889 using funds from the Greek government, the archaeological society and the society of mecenes. The initial plan by the architect Ludwig Lange was later modified by Panages Kalkos, Harmodios Vlachos and Ernst Ziller. The building was expanded in 1939, adding a second floor. 1866 (MDCCCLXVI) is a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar or a common year starting on Wednesday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar. ... Year 1889 (MDCCCLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Thursday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ... Ernst (Ernestos) Moritz Theodor Ziller (June 22, 1837, Oberlössnitz nr. ... 1939 (MCMXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display full year calendar). ...

The most recent refurbishment of the museum took more than 1.5 years to complete, during which the museum remained completely closed. It reopened in July 2004, in time for the Athens Olympics and it included aesthetic and technical upgrade of the building, reorganisation of the museum's collection and repair of damage that the 1999 earthquake left to the building. 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Games of the XXVIII Olympiad, commonly known as the 2004 Summer Olympics were the 28th Summer Olympic Games. ... 1999 (MCMXCIX) was a common year starting on Friday, and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ... An earthquake is the result from the sudden release of stored energy in the Earths crust that creates seismic waves. ...

Famous exhibits

• Antikythera mechanism
• Nestor's Cup
• Mask of Agamemnon

The Antikythera mechanism (main fragment) The Antikythera mechanism (Greek: O μηχανισμός των Αντικυθήρων transliterated as O mēchanismós tōn Antikythērōn) is an ancient mechanical analog computer (as opposed to most computers today which are digital computers) designed to calculate astronomical positions. ... The term Cup of Nestor or Nestors Cup can refer to: An object described in Homers Iliad, An 8th century BCE drinking vessel found at Pithikoussai, which bears a famous inscription calling itself Nestors cup. ... The Mask of Agamemnon The Mask of Agamemnon is an artifact discovered at Mycenae in 1876 by Heinrich Schliemann. ...

External links

• National Archaeological Museum of Athens on the website of the Hellenic Ministry of Culture of Greece.
• Photo Gallery of the National Arhaeological Museum of Athens
• The National Arhaeological Museum of Athens

Coordinates: 37°59′21″N, 23°43′57″E The Hellenic Republic Ministry of Culture (official name) or Greek Ministry of Culture (Greek Υπουργείο Πολιτισμού, located in Athens, Greece, was founded in September 1971. ... Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ...