Four new digital games are now available to both Greek and international public on the Parthenon Frieze website (https://parthenonfrieze.gr/) as the result of the collaboration between the Acropolis Restoration Service, the Acropolis Museum and the National Documentation Centre. These games…
On Friday, November 22, 2024, the photographic exhibition “Chisel and Memory: The contribution of marble craftsmanship to the restoration of monuments” was inaugurated at the Center of Hellenic Studies of Harvard University, in Washington. The exhibition was transferred at the…
The Department of Information and Education successfully designed and implemented the educational program “The Acropolis through the eyes of European travelers (17th-20th century)” as part of the European Heritage Days, under the theme “Tracing Routes, Networks, and Ties in Cultural…
The collaboration between the Department of Information and Education of YSMA and the Plato Academy in Tarpon Springs, United States, was successfully concluded. Plato Academy utilized our Service’s educational museum kits ‘Let’s Go to the Acropolis’, ‘An Ancient Temple’, ‘The…
With great success, on May 24th, 2024, the YSMA’s educational programme titled: ‘The Parthenon frieze onsite and online‘ was held on the Acropolis, on the occasion of the celebration of the International Museum Day of ICOM – 2024, under the…
In March 2024, the YSMA Documentation Office submitted a story and a grant proposal to the European Heritage Days Stories, an open call organized by the European Heritage Days, as a joint action of the European Council and the European…
On October 6, 2023, YSMA signed a contract with the company that will carry out the project “Permanent stabilisation measures of Agrippa’s pedestal on the Acropolis of Athens”.The project, which is planned to be completed by the end of the…
The Information and Education Department of the Acropolis Restoration Service on the occasion of this year’s European Cultural Heritage Days (September 22-24, 2023) with the theme: “”Heritage and Tradition: Evidence of Yesterday in Today,” organized the educational program: “Stories of…
The Office of Information and Education of the Acropolis Restoration Service in collaboration with the Acropolis Museum and the National Documentation Centre invite younger and older online visitors to explore the Parthenon frieze in a playful and creative way. Two…
One more loss, that was recorded recently, filled the Acropolis family with sadness. As we have been informed, on June 2, 2023, Miriam Caskey passed away, having just recently celebrated her 100th birthday. Miriam E. Caskey was born in Bala…
It is with deep sorrow that we were informed about the recent loss of Professor Takashi Seki, who passed away on March 16, 2023. Takashi Seki studied Archaeology and Art History at the International Christian University (Mitaka, Japan). During his…
On Tuesday June 7th, conservation works are going to begin on the lower part of the pedestal of Agrippa, in the area to the West of the Propylaea. The scaffolding installation works will take place during evening hours and will…
A thorough Report was posted on the official site of the UNESCO World Heritage Centre concerning the Acropolis of Athens, a monument included in the World Heritage List since 1987 (https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/404/documents/). The Report was based on the findings of a…
On Friday 24.11.2022 the Minister of Culture and Sports Lina Mendoni inaugurated a pilot programme which would allow visually impaired people to access the Athens Acropolis by using tactile sensory tools and aids. The programme was implemented by the ministry…
The Information and Education Department of the Acropolis Restoration Service on the occasion of this year’s European Cultural Heritage Days (September 23-25, 2022) with the theme: “Sustainable Cultural Heritage – Preserving Europe’s cultural heritage for the benefit of future generations”,…
The Diario de Avisos Foundation has chosen to award the TERRA Award to the Acropolis Restoration Service for the conservation and restoration works carried out on the Acropolis monuments. The TERRA Awards are a newly established institution that aims to…
The first phase of the restoration works on the Agrippa monument was completed on July 15, 2022. The monument built in the 2nd century BC on the west of the Propylaia, is not only an important example of Hellenistic architecture…
The scaffoldings that had been attached on the area B17 of the north wall were dismantled. The works completed involved the restoration of the wall in the area located next to the Propylaea and the foundations of the NW building.…