Museums of Athens

The aim of the museum is to highlight the technological excellence of ancient Greece. After all, ancient technology was an important part of the culture of the time, but has been left somewhat overlooked today. The museum is located in an Art Nouveau building at 6 Pindarou. The museum is very close to the Parliament and Syntagma metro station. In the early 20th century, the building belonged to the Aspasia Manou family, wife of King Alexander I. Alexander was king from 1917 to 1920, and Kostas Kotsanas, the namesake of the museum, was born in 1963. He studied at the Department of Mechanical Engineering at the Patras Polytechnic. According to the museum's website, he has dedicated his life to the study of ancient Greek culture, especially in the field of ancient Greek technology. The museum was once nominated European Museum of the Year. But that was some time ago.   The permanent exhibitions cover an area of 700 square metres. However, the old building is narrow and not ideal for t...

From Monastiraki metro station and square, the ancient Agora of Athens is just five minutes away. Moving north-west from the Acropolis. On arrival, you are first confronted by the elongated Stoa of Attalos, reconstructed using the old building stock of the area, and the Athens-Piraeus railway tunnel that runs along the side of the site. Entrance to the Agora is from a street lined with terraced restaurants. The Agora as seen from the Areopagus Hill.The Stoa of Attalos on the right. March 2022. Photo OI The Stoa of Attalos from the side of the railway line. Photo OI   In Athens, as in every ancient Greek city, the agora (assembly area, square) was the centre of public life. It was the place of commerce, political meetings and elections, trials, theatre performances, religious processions, military exercises and sporting competitions, social gatherings and philosophy lessons. The Agora was a constant in the daily life of Athenians. The Agora's guide sign Here we are at a key site of ...