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Moschophoros
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Rampin RiderReport this photo · linked, not stored
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Peplos KoreReport this photo · linked, not stored
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Archaeological museumAsteroskopeio, Attica
Acropolis Museum
Archaeological museumFounded 2009
KindArchaeological museumAsteroskopeio
Visitors a year548k2021
Founded2009
Best monthsApr–May · OctAsteroskopeio
37.97° N, 23.73° EUTC+3 · Eastern European Summer Time
When to goAsteroskopeio · weather score
Best timeApr–May · Oct
October: high / low24° / 16°
About
Acropolis Museum in brief
Acropolis Museum is an archaeological museum in Asteroskopeio, Attica, Greece.
It was founded in 2009.
In 2021 it welcomed 547,910 visitors.
Its best-known works include Moschophoros, Rampin Rider and Peplos Kore.
For the trip, the weather in Asteroskopeio is best in April, May and October; in October afternoons average 24°.
Facts
- Kind
- Archaeological museum
- Founded
- 2009
- Visitors
- 547,910 (2021)
- Collection
- 10,557 objects
- Town
- Asteroskopeio
- Region
- Attica
- Coordinates
- 37.96842° N, 23.72847° E
In the collection
Famous works to see here
The best-known pieces of the collection, by how widely they are written about.
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Visitors per year
547,910 in 2021 · highest 1.77M in 2018Visitors counted in each year; years without a figure are left out.
Location
Where to find it
When to visit
Climate guideWeather in Asteroskopeio
Month score for sightseeing
Best Apr–May · Oct46
Jan
55
Feb
75
Mar
87
Apr
82
May
62
Jun
56
Jul
57
Aug
68
Sep
85
Oct
78
Nov
53
Dec
Nearby
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Museum of the Center for the Acropolis Studies
under 100 m NE
Museum
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Ilias Lalaounis Jewelry Museum
0.2 km NW
Museum
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Frissiras Museum
0.5 km NE
Art museum
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Paul and Alexandra Canellopoulos Museum
0.5 km NW
Museum
Around here
Asteroskopeio and around
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Asteroskopeio
Attica · Greece
Apr–May · Octbest months
34°July high
106 maltitude
Nature
Mountains
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Mount Pateras
1,131 m
Satellite: Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 by EOX IT Services GmbH · CC BY 4.0 · Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2016
Penteliko Mountain
1,109 m
Heritage
Museums
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National Archaeological Museum of Athens
Archaeological museum · 1829
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