What I can see

The Museum consists of 11 collections: 1) Ancient Sculpture, Epigraphy and Casting, 2) Rocks, Minerals and Ancient Technology, 3) Byzantine Painting, 4) Byzantine Ceramics and Fine Arts, 5) Modern and Contemporary Greek Art, 6) Excavation Research, 7) Prehistoric Archeology, 8) Temporary and Inter-Mediterranean Ceramics, 9) Environmental Archeology, 10) Classical Archeology and 11) Folk Ethiopian Art. Of particular importance are the copies of emblematic Greek sculptures found in museums abroad, such as sculptures from the Mausoleum of Alikarnassos and the Aphrodite of Milos, a diachronic series of Cypriot vessels and the maquette of the palace of Knossos. The Museum is distinguished for its didactic approach, which is clearly evident from the development of the exhibits. Typical examples are the timelines of the findings from the excavation to the exhibition, boards with the names and the shapes of the vessels, which allow students to become acquainted with the terminology and, finally, the stages and the raw materials for the construction of a Byzantine illustration.

What I can't see

Except for its educational nature, the museum’s aims include the preservation of antiquities, lectures, workshops and other actions that promote the science of Archeology. Also, part of the study of ceramics coming from university excavations is carried out here. In this way, the opportunity for studies to be completed faster, and to involve more students, is created.

Info

• Address: School of Philosophy at University of Athens
• Postal Code : 15784
• Phone: +30 210 7277561, 7277946, 7277464
• E-mail: [email protected]
• Website: http://emuseums.cc.uoa.gr/~emusweb/archeology/index.php?lang=english

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