The worldwide community of museums is celebrating International Museum Day on May 18.
Admission to all museums and archaeological sites in Greece will be free of charge on May 18. The day will be celebrated in 46 museums and archaeological sites throughout Greece, with numerous events and activities, such as exhibitions, seminars, lectures, tours, educational programmes.
The Acropolis Museum celebrates International Museum Day with free entry for all visitors, extended opening hours from 8 am to midnight and performances by the City of Athens Orchestra in the Museum’s courtyard at 8:30 pm.
In the atrium of the Athens National Archaeological Museum, the Hellenic Broadcasting Company (ERT)’s Choir will perform Manos Hadjidakis’ Magnus Eroticus. On Sunday, May 22, the museum is offering its younger visitors a special educational programme - for children age 7 to 11- showcasing the Ritual of Wedding in Classical Athens.
Visitors to the Benaki Museum will have the opportunity - under the project Artefact histories: How to access the documents of the Benaki Museum - to follow the course of an artefact from the time it is entered into the Museum management system up to how this is presented to the public and how to disseminate the kind of cultural knowledge it represents.
At 7:00 p.m., on May 18, the director of the National Gallery, Marina Lambraki-Plaka, will guide visitors through the exhibition A Tribute to Yannis Moralis.
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