About
Located in Athens Greece, the New Acropolis Museum holds artifacts that showcase the rich history of the Greeks. This $200 million project houses over 4,300 artifacts, each designated in a specific spot to compliant the surrounding scenery and exhibiting ruins from the Classical era to the Middle Byzantine times.
With each floor presenting something different in a structured layout, as the first floors shows artifacts from the slopes of Acropolis such as everyday objects giving us a glance of their way of life. The ground and third floor hold permanent and temporary exhibitions, and the second floor hold a restaurant, cafe, shop, and a lobbied space.
History
In 1976 the Greek Prime Minters, Constantinos Karamanlis thought of the New Acropolis Museum, a place where all Parthenon sculptures were together and a place to showcase all of Ancient Greek’s historical artifacts. Some of the Parthenon Sculptures were being held by the British Museum so Melina Mercouri, the Minister of Culture being a campaign for the British Museum to return the marbles. The project of the New Acropolis Museum begins in 2000, with competitions arising to see which architect would be chosen to design the new building. The construction of the New Acropolis Museum was completed during the year of 2007. With the construction all done and the next step was to transfer all the artifacts done, the public opening begins in mid-June of 2009.