Οn December 29, 2025, on the occasion of the expiry of fixed-term contracts, the families of all employees were given, for the first time, the opportunity to visit the Parthenon worksite and to learn about the nature of the works…
During the Acropolis Museum’s Christmas celebrations (29–30 December 2025), archaeologists-museum educators from the YSMA Department of Information and Education, in collaboration with the Acropolis Museum, organized children’s workshops entitled “Eiresione and the Carols” for children aged 6–12. Partcipants learned about…
A new educational website on the restoration interventions carried out on the Acropolis monuments has been developed by the Department of Information and Education of the Acropolis Restoration Service (YSMA) under the National Recovery and Resilience Plan Greece 2.0. The…
YSMA announces the release of its latest film under the title: “Duplicating the Randomness”. The film is a production of the YSMA Documentation Office and deals with the way in which a traditional method for copying sculptures, with the use…
As part of the 2025 celebration of International Museum Day, under the theme “The Future of Museums in Rapidly Changing Communities” the Department of Information and Education of the Acropolis Restoration Service (YSMA) organized a training seminar for primary and…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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”,…
This application presents the Parthenon frieze, the continuous relief band running along the top part of the main temple. Τhe subject of the frieze was the Panathenaic procession in honour of the goddess Athena. The application is addressed to scholars…
The first part of the results of the current research regarding the Acropolis monuments’ polychromy is presented in the scientific study of Dr. E. Aggelakopoulou, head of the Conservation Department of the Acropolis Restoration Service (YSMA) and Associate Professor of…
In the autumn of 2020, the construction of new walkways on the Acropolis for people with mobility impairments was completed. The elaboration of the study was preceded and it was approved by the authorized councils and services of the Ministry…