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The Acropolis Museum in Athens, below the Acropolis

No. 37 Top 100 Most Visited Art Museums 2025 · 1,994,052 visitors in 2025

Acropolis Museum

Athens, Greece · City guide: Athens

The finds of the Athenian Acropolis, displayed in light-filled galleries within sight of the Parthenon.

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Overview

The Acropolis Museum is No. 37 in The Art Newspaper's survey of the world's most visited art museums, with 1,994,052 visitors in 2025, unchanged on 2024. It displays the sculptures and objects found on the Acropolis and its slopes, from the Bronze Age to late antiquity.

Designed by Bernard Tschumi and opened in 2009, the museum stands about 300 metres south-east of the Acropolis. Glass floors reveal the remains of an ancient Athenian neighbourhood excavated beneath it, and the top-floor Parthenon Gallery is aligned with the temple itself.

Sculptures from the Parthenon frieze in the Acropolis Museum
Sculptures from the Parthenon frieze in the Acropolis Museum. Photo: Txllxt TxllxT, CC BY-SA 4.0, source

Best time to visit

Weekday mornings and late afternoons are the quietest. It is a good place to visit in the hottest part of the day, before or after climbing the Acropolis.

Highlights & collections

  • 1

    Parthenon Gallery

    The frieze, metopes and pediment sculptures of the Parthenon, laid out in their original arrangement, with views of the temple.

  • 2

    The Caryatids

    The marble maidens that supported the porch of the Erechtheion.

  • 3

    Archaic Gallery

    Brightly carved statues of the 7th and 6th centuries BC, including the Moschophoros (Calf-bearer) and the korai.

  • 4

    Archaeological excavation

    Walk above, and on certain days through, the excavated houses and streets beneath the museum.

  • 5

    Restaurant terrace

    A café and restaurant with views of the Acropolis.

Getting there

The museum is at 15 Dionysiou Areopagitou Street, next to Akropoli metro station (Line 2).

Visiting tips

Tickets & hours
Buy tickets online or at the museum. Check the official website for prices and hours.
Time needed
Two to three hours.
Currency
Euro (EUR). Cards, including contactless, are accepted almost everywhere.
Visa & entry
Greece is in the Schengen Area. Many visitors, including citizens of the US, Canada, the UK and Australia, can stay up to 90 days in any 180-day period without a visa. The EU's Entry/Exit System (EES) now records non-EU travellers' entries and exits at the border, and the ETIAS travel authorisation is due to follow. Check the official EU site travel-europe.europa.eu and your own government's travel advice before you go.

Official information: Acropolis Museum (official website). Check opening hours, prices and entry rules there before you go.

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