National Archaeological Museum, Athens

The National Archaeological Museum in houses some of the most important artifacts from a variety of archaeological locations around from prehistory to late antiquity.
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  • Type: Museum
  • Description: museum in Athens, Greece
  • Also known as: “Archaeological Museum of Athens”, “Archäologisches Museum Athen”, “Archäologisches Nationalmuseum Athen”, “Musée archéologique d’Athènes”, “Musee national archeologique d’Athenes”, “Musée national archéologique d’athènes”, “Musée national archéologique d’Athènes”, “Musée National Archéologique D’Athènes”, “Museo archeologico di Atene”, “Museo archeologico nazionale (Atene)”, “Museo Archeologico Nazionale di Atene”, “Museo Arqueologico Nacional Atenas”, “Museo Arqueológico Nacional Atenas”, “Museo Arqueologico Nacional de Atenas”, “Museo Arqueologico Nacional, Atenas”, “Museo Arqueológico Nacional, Atenas”, “Museo nazionale di Atene”, “Museu Arqueològic d’Atenes”, “Museu Arqueològic Nacional (Atenes)”, “Museu arqueológico de Atenas”, “Museum Arkeologi Nasional Atena”, “Museum Arkeologi Nasional Athena”, “Museum Arkeologikal Nasional Athena”, “Muzeum Centralne w Atenach”, “Nacionalni arheološki muzej”, “Nacionalni arheološki muzej Atenе”, “Nacionalni arheološki muzej Atine”, “Nacionalni arheološki muzej u Atini”, “NAMA”, “Narodowe Muzeum Archeologiczne (Ateny)”, “National Archaeological Museum of Athens”, “Εθνικό Αρχαιολογικό Μουσείο της Αθήνας”, “Археологічний музей Афін”, “Археолошки музеј Атине”, “Атински национални археолошки музеј”, “НАМА”, “Национални археолошки музеј (Атина)”, “Национални археолошки музеј у Атини”, “Национальный археологический музей Афин”, “Національний археологічний музей Афін”, “Національний археологічний музей в Афінах”, “Національний археологічний музей, Афіни”, “ეროვნული არქეოლოგიური მუზეუმი (ათენი)”, “متحف أثينا الوطني للآثار”, “موزه باستان شناسی ملی آتن”, “موزهٔ باستان شناسی ملی آتن”, “موزه باستان شناسی ملی اتن”, “雅典国立博物馆”, and “雅典国立考古博物馆”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Epigraphical Museum and Hellenic Motor Museum.

Museum
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The of , , is unique in Greece and the largest of its kind in the world. Its collection comprises 14,078, mostly Greek, inscriptions, which cover the period from early historical times to the Late Roman period, primarily in Greece.

Museum
The is a car museum in . It is owned by the Theodore Charagionis Foundation and opened in March 2011. The museum is situated in central Athens near the National Archaeological Museum, on the three top floors of the Athenian Capitol shopping mall. is situated 270 metres northwest of National Archaeological Museum, Athens.

College
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The is one of the 19 foreign archaeological institutes operating in , . It is a branch of the Austrian Archaeological Institute at the Austrian Academy of Sciences in Vienna. is situated 310 metres northeast of National Archaeological Museum, Athens.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Vathi and Omonoia.

Neighborhood
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is a neighborhood of the center of . It is north of Athens' downtown. The center of the neighborhood is Vathis Square.

Neighborhood
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is a neighborhood in downtown , , centered on the square of the same name and served by the station of the Athens Metro. Historically the heart of the city, it has experienced serious urban decay in recent years, becoming plagued by drug dealing, prostitution and theft, especially in its western part.

Neighborhood
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is a neighborhood of , . It is located on the northern slope of . means 'new city.' The name originally comes from the fact that it was a new area of Athens built beyond Praxitelous and Evripidou streets during the decades when the city was starting to become urbanised.

National Archaeological Museum, Athens

Latitude
37.98923° or 37° 59′ 21″ north
Longitude
23.73207° or 23° 43′ 56″ east
Elevation
92 metres (302 feet)
Open location code
8G95XPQJ+MR
Geo­Names ID
7287694
Wiki­data ID
Q637187
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Western Panjabi—“National Archaeological Museum, Athens” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “متحف الآثار الوطني”
  • Armenian: “Աթենքի ազգային հնագիտական թանգարան”
  • Armenian: “Աթենքի Ազգային հնագիտական թանգարան”
  • Basque: “Atenasko Arkeologia Museo Nazionala”
  • Belarusian: “Нацыянальны археалагічны музей”
  • Bulgarian: “Национален археологически музей (Атина)”
  • Bulgarian: “Национален археологически музей”
  • Catalan: “Museu Arqueològic Nacional d’Atenes”
  • Chinese: “雅典國家考古博物館”
  • Croatian: “Nacionalni arheološki muzej u Ateni”
  • Czech: “Národní archeologické muzeum v Athénách”
  • Czech: “Národní archeologické muzeum”
  • Dutch: “Nationaal Archeologisch Museum van Athene”
  • Esperanto: “Nacia Arkeologia Muzeo de Ateno”
  • Estonian: “Riiklik Arheoloogiamuuseum”
  • Finnish: “Kansallinen arkeologinen museo”
  • French: “Musée archéologique national d’Athènes”
  • French: “musée national archéologique d’Athènes”
  • Galician: “Museo Arqueolóxico Nacional de Atenas”
  • Georgian: “ათენის ეროვნული არქეოლოგიური მუზეუმი”
  • German: “Archäologisches Nationalmuseum”
  • Greek: “Εθνικό Αρχαιολογικό Μουσείο Αθηνών”
  • Greek: “Εθνικό Αρχαιολογικό Μουσείο”
  • Hebrew: “המוזיאון הארכאולוגי הלאומי באתונה”
  • Hebrew: “המוזיאון הלאומי לארכאולוגיה”
  • Indonesian: “Museum Arkeologi Nasional, Athena”
  • Irish: “Músaem Náisiúnta Seandálaíochta na hAithne”
  • Italian: “museo archeologico nazionale di Atene”
  • Italian: “Museo archeologico nazionale di Atene”
  • Japanese: “アテネ国立考古学博物館”
  • Korean: “국립 고고학 박물관”
  • Korean: “아테네 국립 고고학 박물관”
  • Latin: “Museum Archaeologicum Nationale (Athenae)”
  • Latin: “Museum Archaeologicum Nationale”
  • Macedonian: “Национален археолошки музеј”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Det nasjonale arkeologiske museum”
  • Norwegian: “Det nasjonale arkeologiske museum”
  • Persian: “موزه باستان‌شناسی ملی آتن”
  • Polish: “Narodowe Muzeum Archeologiczne w Atenach”
  • Portuguese: “Museu Arqueológico Nacional de Atenas”
  • Russian: “Национальный археологический музей (Афины)”
  • Russian: “Национальный археологический музей”
  • Serbian: “Национални археолошки музеј Атине”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Nacionalni arheološki muzej Atene”
  • Sinhala: “ජාතික පුරාවිද්‍යා කෞතුකාගාරය, ඇතන්ස්”
  • Slovak: “Národné archeologické múzeum v Aténach”
  • Slovenian: “Narodni arheološki muzej, Atene”
  • Slovenian: “Narodni arheološki muzej”
  • Spanish: “Museo Arqueológico Nacional de Atenas”
  • Swedish: “Nationella arkeologiska museet i Aten”
  • Turkish: “Ulusal Arkeoloji Müzesi (Atina)”
  • Turkish: “Ulusal Arkeoloji Müzesi”
  • Ukrainian: “Національний археологічний музей (Афіни)”
  • Ukrainian: “Національний археологічний музей”
  • Urdu: “قومی آثار قدیمہ کا عجائب گھر، ایتھنز”
  • Western Armenian: “Աթէնքի Հնաբանական Ազգային Թանգարանը”
  • Western Armenian: “Աթէնքի Հնագիտական Ազգային Թանգարանը”
  • Western Panjabi: “قومی آثار قدیمہ دا عجائب گھر، ایتھنز”

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