European Cultural Heritage Days At The Acropolis Museum

The Acropolis Museum participates in the European Heritage Days 2025 with the program "The Erechtheion and the Acropolis Museum: an unusual ancient temple within a contemporary building". The program explores two remarkable landmarks - the Erechtheion of the Acropolis and the Acropolis Museum - and shows the subtle analogies that connect them.  

Situated on the northern side of the Sacred Rock, the Erechtheion is distinguished by its ingenious architectural design, which successfully accommodated multiple cults, incorporated mythical sacred sites, and preserved local traditions of Athens’ distant past. In parallel, the Acropolis Museum - an emblematic contemporary public building - was created to safeguard, house, and showcase the masterpieces of the Acropolis, as well as the remains of the ancient neighborhood uncovered on its site. Its architectural design, shaped by the constraints of its location, reflects the continuity of history, mirrors the ancient routes and topographies of the Sacred Rock, and forges a connection between the ancient world of gods and mortals and today’s visitor.

Join the Museum’s archaeologists on an engaging dual journey through time, bridging past and future. The program is in line with this year’s pan-European theme ‘Architectural heritage - bridging the past with the future’.

Useful Information:

Registration: Limited to 30 persons per program. For you participation, please register online at events.theacropolismuseum.gr (Registrations start on Friday 19/9)
Participation: To ensure your participation in the program, a general admission ticket must be obtained by presenting your reservation code at the ticket counters up to 20 minutes before the program starts.

On the occasion of this year’s celebration of the European Heritage Days, on Sunday 28 September 2025, from 5 p.m. until 8 p.m., entrance to the Museum exhibition areas will be free for visitors.