History Museums in Athens

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Trace the history of Athenian democracy at the foot of the Acropolis

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The National Archaeology Museum is the largest museum in Greece, and one of the most important archaeological museums in the world. With the initial purpose of collecting findings from 19th-century excavations in Attica and elsewhere, it gradually became the central National Archaeology Museum, and was enriched with finds from many different regions. Its world-renowned collections, boasting more than 11,000 items, offer you a panorama of ancient Greek culture, from the beginning of prehistory to late antiquity.

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The Museum of Ancient Greek Technology, in Athens, is home to approximately 300 operating models of ancient Greek inventions. The reconstructions cover the period from 2000 BC until the end of the Ancient Greek world.