A path through antiquity, paved with magnetic light

Athens is reimagining its National Archaeological Museum with a sweeping redesign that will transform however visitors acquisition past civilization.

The recently approved museological study, developed by the Atelier Bruckner steadfast alongside architects David Chipperfield and Tombazis, calls for astir 300 iconic artifacts to service arsenic navigational “magnets” on a main visitor way organized astir 13 thematic sections.

Star exhibits – including the Kouros of Anavyssos, the Bronze Statue of Zeus from Artemision, and the Youth of Antikythera – will beryllium displayed successful the round, allowing 360-degree viewing for the archetypal time. An earthy colour palette inspired by the ‘rammed earth’ worldly planned for the museum’s Patission Street enlargement will unify the aesthetic throughout.

A dedicated prologue assemblage will present 5 halfway values of past Greek civilization: humanism, democracy, creativity, reason, and innovation.

The adjoining Epigraphic Museum will show up to 650 inscriptions crossed 1,400 square meters. 

“The wide redesign will present a world-class modern museum,” said Culture Minister Lina Mendoni.