Stuck At The Airport » Athens International Airport http://boardingarea.com/blogs/stuckattheairport Expert advice about airports and airport amenities Tue, 29 Jul 2008 15:23:59 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 Preview the new Acropolis Museum at Athens International Airport http://boardingarea.com/blogs/stuckattheairport/2008/05/28/preview-the-new-acropolis-museum-at-athens-international-airport/ http://boardingarea.com/blogs/stuckattheairport/2008/05/28/preview-the-new-acropolis-museum-at-athens-international-airport/#comments Wed, 28 May 2008 08:35:22 +0000 Harriet Baskas http://boardingarea.com/blogs/stuckattheairport/2008/05/28/preview-the-new-acropolis-museum-at-athens-international-airport/ Musings of the Global Traveller

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]]> The new Acropolis Museum in Athens isn’t expected to open to the public until the end of 2008, but anyone passing through Athens International Airport “Eleftherios Venizelos” can now get a sneak preview of the project.

A new exhibition, accessible 24-hours in the public area of the airport, opened earlier this week and includes photos, a video about the construction of the new museum building and the transport of the Caryatids of the Erectheion, a cast copy of a section of the west frieze of the Parthenon (C. 440 BC.), and several other intriguing items.

The temporary exhibition is adjacent to a permanent installation that features treasures discovered when the airport was being built.

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