On Monday, 18 May, 2015, the Museum will be open from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m., with free entry for its visitors.

Gallery talks “The raven and other winged creatures”

Visitors will have the opportunity to hear from Museum Archaeologist-Hosts attractive stories about ‘The raven and other winged creatures’. Gallery talks will take place in Greek at 10:30 a.m., at 12:30 p.m. & at 6:30 p.m. and in English at 3 p.m. Participation is limited to 35 visitors per session on a first-in first-served basis (duration: 50 minutes). Registration, at the Information Desk from 8 p.m. onwards.  

Family program “Wings and feathers”

Children up to 12 years old, visiting either independently or as part of a school group, will have the opportunity to discover their favorite winged creature, such as the raven, the owl, the eagle, and also the sphinx, the siren and Hermes. They can meet Archaeologist-Hosts amongst Museum exhibits of the first floor and they can hear from them myths and other beautiful stories about winged creatures from antiquity. Children will then look in the exhibition areas for flying creatures, using their own creation as a guide. Archaeologist-Hosts will expect children from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. in the Archaic Gallery, next to a relevant signpost. During the activity, supporting material will be used such as sounds, iconographic and written sources on electronic media, as well as material for creation.