The Acropolis Museum participates in the celebration of the European Cultural Heritage Days 2024 with the thematic presentation ‘Health: tracing a universal and timeless good’. It is a journey into the world of health and hygiene in antiquity, revealed to us by the relevant facilities in the ancient neighborhood that spreads out below the Acropolis Museum, but also by the multitude of objects on display in the newly established Excavation Museum. Guided by the archaeologists of the Department of Educational Programs, we trace the ancients’ perceptions of health and hygiene, the ways and means they used to take care of the body and the soul, the scientific knowledge as well as the religious aspect they gave in order to secure the most precious good. The program is in line with this year’s pan-European theme ‘Tracing Routes, Networks and Links in Cultural Heritage’ and is part of the general spirit of the Council of Europe ‘Europe, a common heritage’.

Useful Information:

Sunday 29 September: 10 a.m. in English and 12 noon in Greek
Duration: 90 minutes
Registration: Limited to 20 persons per program. For you participation, please register online at events.theacropolismuseum.gr.
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, on Sunday 29 September 2024, from 5 p.m. until 8 p.m., entrance to the Museum exhibition areas will be free for visitors.