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…
The Committee for the Conservation of the Acropolis Monuments (ESMA) was formed in 1975; it is an interdisciplinary committee, set up by the Ministry of Culture, which is responsible for designing and supervising the contemporary conservation and restoration interventions in…
Deadline extention for submiting photos in the action: The Acropolis: Focusing on the restoration #45YEARSESMA #45YEARSWORKS until the 20th of November 2020 How do visitors perceive the restoration works at the Acropolis monuments? This is the question posed by the…
Open call to participate in the photographic action entitled: The Acropolis: Focusing on the restoration #45YEARSESMA #45YEARSWORKS Duration of entries: 9/9/2020-20/10/2020 The Committee for the Conservation of the Acropolis Monuments (ESMA), an interdisciplinary committee of the Ministry of Culture responsible…
On Friday, 1st November 2019, members of the ESMA, YSMA, the Archaeological Park of Herculaneum and the Herculaneum Conservation Project took part in a workshop entitled “The use of modern technology for the protection of monuments”, which was organized by the…
The Acropolis Restoration Service (YSMA) participated in 2019 European Heritage Days (27-29/9). This year’s celebration had the special theme “Arts and Entertainment – Looking for free time”. As part of this celebration, the YSMA Information and Education Office organized a special…
The two-day educational programme “Acropolis & Restoration” was organized at the Acropolis by the Acropolis Restoration Service on Friday 29/3/2019 and Monday 1/4/2019. The programme aims to introduce students to the major scientific and technical work carried out on the…
Τhe Acropolis Restoration Service (YSMA) has just produced a new online educational game entitled «Α Greek Temple». The game is about the architecture of the ancient Greek temples. It is designed mainly for pupils from 9 years and over, as…
During the last quarter of 2017, will be in progress the transportation of the crane “Potain” from the west side to the interior of the Parthenon. At the same time, the previous crane “Derrick” will be dismantled and removed due…
The Acropolis Restoration Service has been awarded a special Honorary Distinction on Educational Software for its online educational applications. Skywalker.gr made the Award during the Education Festival 2017 on Friday, September 8, 2017. The Education Festival is organized for the second time this year…
The Acropolis Restoration Service (YSMA) participated in 2017 European Heritage Days (22-24/9). This year’s celebration had the special theme “Cities – Pol(e)is: old and new, small or large, major or less important, alive or forgotten”. As part of this celebration,…