Clock Summer (1st April - 31st October): Monday-Sunday, 8:00a.m. - 8:00p.m.

Winter (1st November -31st March): Wednesday - Monday, 8:30a.m. - 3:30p.m.

covid  Covid-19 policy: Entry is allowed to everyone

Official Holidays: 1st January, 25th March, Easter Sunday, 1st May, 25th December and 26th December

Contact us: for more information and confirmation of working hours

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ticket Tickets: The cost of the tickets as from the 1st of November, 2019 is as follows:

1st April - 31st October: Regular ticket 6 euros, discount ticket 3 euros

1st November - 31st March: General entrance fee 3 euros

Group Tickets (Travel Agents): See instructions for group ticketing here

Discount tickets:

Children and youngsters 6 to 25 y.o. non E.U. countries, on display of their passport
Greek citizens and citizens within the E.U. 65 years old and on, on display of their identity card or passport
Parents escorting primary school children during their school visits
Non E.U. Teachers escorting organised school visits

Free entrance: the first Sunday of each month from November to March, the 6th of March (In Memoriam of M. Mercouri), 18th of April (International Day of Monuments), 18th of May (International Day of Museums), the last weekend of September (European Days of Cultural Heritage) and the 28th of October (National Holiday)

Entrance free of charge:
E.U citizens up to 25 on display of their identity card or passport
Non E.U. childrens up to 5 on display of their passport
Students in secondary schools over 25 y.o. from EU countries
Escorting teachers on visits of EU schools and educational institutions
Participants in the Social Solidarity Income (KEA) and their dependents
Unemployment card holders
People with disabilities and an attendant (if the disability is more than 80%) on display of identity and disability certificate
Parents of large families with children up to 25 years old with proof of identity and certificate of family status
Parents of families with three children with children up to 25 years old, with proof of identity and marital status certificate
Parents of single-parent families with children up to 25 years old with a display of a marital status certificate
Refugees by presenting an Application for International Protection Card or related document
Servicemen serving military service upon presentation of identity
Greek Olympic winners with an ID and a membership card of the Greek Olympic winners
Official guests of the Greek State
ICOM and ICOMOS cardholders
Members of companies and associations of Friends of Museums and Archaeological Sites belonging to the Ministry of Culture and Sports with a demonstration of a membership card
Employees of the Ministry of Culture and Sports and TAPA employees with a presentation of official identity
Specialist scientists who are licensed to photograph and study
Members of the Chamber of Fine Arts
Tourist Guides with the demonstration of their professional identity
Journalists with a demonstration of journalistic identity
Free entry card holders
Members of the Society of Greek Art Historians

Persons entitled to a free pass card:
Central Council Members as well as Members of the Local Monument Councils of the Ministry of Culture and Sports
Members of the Board as well as Directors of Public Legal Entities supervised by the Ministry of Culture and Sports

Educational Personnel in the Primary, Secondary and Higher Education
Holders of Degrees in Historical and Archaeological Studies, Architecture, The Fine Arts, Maintenance of Archaeological Monuments and Monuments of Art, Museum Studies by Universities within the E.U as well as holders of post graduate degrees of the afore mentioned Schools
Directors and other Members of Foreign Archaeological Schools in Greece
O.A.P.s of the Ministry of Culture and Sports as well as the Archaeological Receipts Fund
Contract staff of the Ministry of Culture and Sports as well as the Archaeological Receipts Fund