August's Full Moon Events 2017
- by XpatAthens
- Monday, 31 July 2017
A total of 93 free-entry events in 115 archaeological sites, monuments and museums all over the country are organized by the Ministry of Culture and Sports for the full moon of August, which this year takes place on the 7th of August!
In addition, 22 venues and museums will remain open to the public without specific events being held.
At the Central Archaeological Council meeting, all members gave the "green light" for events that include music, dance, theater and visual exhibitions as film screenings, poetry nights, guided tours and many other actions.
Last year's statistics showed that 63,795 people participated in 82 events that were held in 116 archaeological sites, museums and monuments or visited 34 sites that were just open to the public.
This year's events will culminate on August 7th, but there will be more around this date. As for Athens and Attica, that evening the Acropolis will remain open until 8 pm and Sounio until midnight.
Musical events will be held, among other things, in the archaeological site of Olympiou, with the Philharmonic of the Army General Staff (20.00-22.00), as well as in the adjacent area of the Archaeological Museum of Piraeus ("Melodies in the Full Moon" with the soprano Vasia Zacharopoulou, Dimitris Paksoglou and The Underground Youth Orchestra, at 21.00).
The Acropolis Museum will celebrate the August full moon on two separate nights. On Thursday August 18 at 9 pm, the museum will host the well-known band The Swingin’ Cats.
Furthermore, the museum galleries will remain open from 8:00 am to midnight (entrance will be free after 8:00 pm), allowing visitors to look through the permanent and temporary exhibitions. At the same time, the restaurant, located on the museum’s second floor, will also be open to the public. Visitors will be able to taste exquisite dishes based on traditional recipes, while listening to jazz music.
Acropolis Museum – Free entry to museum from 8:00pm – 12:00am
The Acropolis Museum invites its visitors to a musical performance by the well-known musician and singer Manolis Mitsias and his band who will perform popular melodies by Greek songwriters and composers including, Manos Hadjidakis, Mikis Theodorakis, Stavros Xarchakos, Thanos Mikroutsikos, Loukianos Kilaidonis, Christos Leontis and Dimos Moutsis. Performance from 9:00pm. Museum opens 8:00am.
National Archaeological Museum – open until midnight
A musical performance in the garden of the museum, 9:30pm – 11:00pm.
Numismatic Museum
A musical performance by quartet – “Quarderinas Moonlight Stories”, 9:00pm – 12:00am.
Source: WhyAthens.com
Acropolis Museum – Free entry to museum from 8:00pm – 12:00am
The Acropolis Museum invites its visitors to a musical performance by the well-known musician and singer Manolis Mitsias and his band who will perform popular melodies by Greek songwriters and composers including, Manos Hadjidakis, Mikis Theodorakis, Stavros Xarchakos, Thanos Mikroutsikos, Loukianos Kilaidonis, Christos Leontis and Dimos Moutsis. Performance from 9:00pm. Museum opens 8:00am.
National Archaeological Museum – open until midnight
A musical performance in the garden of the museum, 9:30pm – 11:00pm.
Numismatic Museum
A musical performance by quartet – “Quarderinas Moonlight Stories”, 9:00pm – 12:00am.
Source: WhyAthens.com