On the occasion of Greece’s autumn national holiday, Sunday, 28 October 2018, the Acropolis Museum invites visitors to enjoy its permanent collections, featuring masterpieces from the Archaic and Classical periods.

Open also will be the temporary exhibition “From the Forbidden City: Imperial Apartments of Qianlong”, where visitors can catch a glimpse of rarely seen artifacts, art works and furniture, revealed to the public for the first time from the private palace quarters of the Chinese emperor Qianlong (1711-1799), in the Forbidden City of Peking (Beijing).

Gallery talks on the temporary exhibition will be offered by the Museum’s archaeologist - hosts, in Greek (11 am, 12 noon, 1 pm, 2 pm, 5 pm, 6 pm, 7 pm), and in English (10 am). To participate, please register at the Information Desk inside the Museum entrance on the day of the event. Availability for each session is limited to 25 visitors; first come, first served.

For this event, the Museum’s exhibition halls will be open from 8 am to 8 pm, with free admission. The restaurant on the second floor will operate during the same hours.