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💡 The Short Version: The Acropolis Museum is €20, €10 reduced, on its own ticket, from etickets.theacropolismuseum.gr; there is no combined ticket with the Acropolis. It is open until 22:00 on Fridays, all year, with the last entry at 21:30, and closes at 17:00 on Mondays. It is free on 6 March, 25 March, 18 May and 28 October for everyone, and it does not follow the free-Sunday rule of the state sites. Visitors aged under 25 from outside the EU pay €10, at the museum’s desk with a passport. The Parthenon Gallery on the top floor shows the temple’s sculptures in a glass hall built to the dimensions of the cella. Or book a tour: the small-group Acropolis and Acropolis Museum tourad is from €49 (GetYourGuide).
Tickets and prices
The museum sells tickets at its desk and online at etickets.theacropolismuseum.gr, and its main site is theacropolismuseum.gr. The museum warns that a copy of its website, ending in .org instead of .gr, sells tickets with no connection to it. Prices are per person.
The Acropolis Museum, with the Parthenon Gallery in the glass block on top. Photo: philip.mallis, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 2.0.
| Ticket | Price | Who |
|---|---|---|
| General admission | €20 | Everyone; desk or online |
| Reduced | €10 | Visitors under 25 from outside the EU, with a passport; EU citizens over 65; chaperones on non-EU school trips. Desk only |
| Free | €0 | EU citizens under 25; children up to 5 from outside the EU. Desk only. Everyone on the four free days |
- One use. The ticket is valid on the date issued and cannot be used on another day.
- What it covers. All the galleries and the excavation of the ancient neighbourhood under the building.
- No combined ticket. The Acropolis is a separate €30 ticket: see Acropolis tickets.
- Free inside: The Parthenon and Byron, a small exhibition on the ground floor, needs no ticket and runs to 31 December 2026.
The free days
Everyone enters free on 6 March, 25 March, 18 May and 28 October. The next is 28 October 2026, a Wednesday. The state sites’ free first and third Sundays from November to March do not include this museum: see free things to do in Athens.
Where to buy
GetYourGuide’s prices are its lowest “from” prices.
| What | The museum | GetYourGuide | Buy |
|---|---|---|---|
| Entry ticket | €20 | €26 for entry-only listings, with an audio guide | The museum’s own shop |
| Guided tour | Entry only | From €34 for the guide; tickets are an option | GetYourGuide, if you want the guide |
Tours worth paying for
The museum sells only entry. These two tours add a guide, and both combine the museum with the Acropolis. Prices are GetYourGuide’s lowest “from” prices, per person.
Walks In Europe small-group tour
From €49 · 1.5 to 3 hours · 1,481 reviews
Athens: Parthenon, Acropolis and Museum Small Group Tourad is run by Walks In Europe, in English or German, with a licensed guide and headsets; a private group is available. You meet outside the Acropolis Metro station, walk the Acropolis for about an hour, then spend 1.5 hours in the Acropolis Museum. Pre-reserved tickets for both are an option; if you take the option without tickets, you pay the entry fees in cash at the meeting point. The tickets are timed, the tour leaves on time, and you cannot join it once it has started, so arrive 5 to 10 minutes early. Strollers, sandals and flip-flops, large bags and luggage are not allowed. Cancel up to 24 hours ahead for a full refund.
Athens Walks Acropolis and museum tour
From €34 · 2 to 4 hours · 4,064 reviews
Athens: Acropolis, Parthenon & Acropolis Museum Guided Tourad is run by Athens Walks, led by an archaeologist, in English. You meet at the company’s office at Porinou 5, about 10 metres from the Acropolis Metro station (take the Athanasiou Diakou exit), enter from the south slope, and finish in the museum, where the walk includes the Gallery of the Slopes and its glass floor over the excavation. The €34 is the guide; entrance tickets are an option, or you buy them online before the meeting. Cancel up to 24 hours ahead for a full refund.
What to see
Allow 1.5 hours or more, and go up through the building: the galleries are arranged from the ground floor to the top. A route in five stops:
- The ground floor. The Gallery of the Acropolis Slopes, with finds from the slopes. Glass floors show the excavation of the ancient neighbourhood beneath the building, which is part of your ticket and is entered from the courtyard.
- The first floor, east and south. The Archaic Acropolis Gallery, covering 700 to 480 BC, lit by windows and skylights. Photography is not allowed in this gallery.
- The first floor, west. Works from the Propylaia, the Temple of Athena Nike and the Erechtheion, including a Caryatid from the Erechtheion’s porch.
- The first floor, north. The 5th century BC to the end of antiquity.
- The third floor. The Parthenon Gallery: a glass-walled hall around a core with the orientation and dimensions of the temple’s cella. The Ionic frieze is mounted at a lower height than on the building, the metopes stand between steel columns, and plaster copies stand in for the pieces held in the British Museum and other foreign museums.
The excavated ancient neighbourhood under the Acropolis Museum. Photo: Gary Todd, Wikimedia Commons, CC0.
What to skip: the second-floor restaurant, unless you want a meal. It has views of the Acropolis, and a free ticket from the desk gets you in without paying for the museum. It stays open until midnight on Fridays and Saturdays.
Horsemen on the Parthenon frieze, in the Parthenon Gallery. Photo: Sharon Mollerus, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 2.0.
Friday nights
The museum is open until 22:00 on Fridays all year, with the last entry at 21:30. The restaurant on the second floor stays open until midnight on Fridays and Saturdays. On the evenings of the August full moon and the European Night of Museums it opens until midnight.
Practical information
- Where: Dionysiou Areopagitou 15, 117 42. Metro Akropoli (line 2).
- Hours: 1 April to 31 October, Monday 09:00 to 17:00, Tuesday to Sunday 09:00 to 20:00, Friday 09:00 to 22:00. 1 November to 31 March, Monday to Thursday 09:00 to 17:00, Friday 09:00 to 22:00, Saturday and Sunday 09:00 to 20:00. Last entry is 30 minutes before closing; the galleries are cleared 15 minutes before.
- The excavation: 1 November to 31 March, daily 09:00 to 17:00. 1 April to 31 October, Monday 09:00 to 17:00 and Tuesday to Sunday 09:00 to 20:00.
- Closed: 1 January, Orthodox Easter Sunday (2 May 2027), 1 May, 25 and 26 December. It opens 09:00 to 15:00 on 24 and 31 December, and on Good Friday from 12:00 to 18:00. It is open on 25 March.
- Bags: two cloakrooms on the ground floor, and an X-ray check at the entrance. Large bags and backpacks are discouraged.
- Photos: allowed everywhere except the Archaic Acropolis Gallery; no flash, tripod or portable lights.
- Café and shops: the ground-floor café and shop need no ticket. The second-floor restaurant and shop need a free ticket from the desk.
- The one thing that ruins a visit: assuming the Acropolis ticket covers it. They are separate tickets, and the museum closes at 17:00 on Mondays all year, and Monday to Thursday from 1 November to 31 March.
The Acropolis is the other ticket to book. The National Archaeological Museum holds the rest of Greece’s ancient collection, and Athens museums compares the smaller ones. Best views in Athens includes the museum restaurant, and What to book before you go to Athens has the closed days for every sight. The hotels beside the museum are in hotels near the Acropolis, and lunch round the corner is in where to eat in Athens. Athens in one or two days puts the museum on a Friday evening.
Common questions
How much are Acropolis Museum tickets?
€20 for general admission and €10 reduced, one price all year since 1 November 2024. The ticket covers the galleries and the excavation under the building, and is valid only on the date it is issued.
Is there a combined ticket for the Acropolis and the Acropolis Museum?
No. The museum says its ticket is independent from the ticket to the Acropolis and the other archaeological sites. The Acropolis is €30 at tickets.hh.gr.
What are the Acropolis Museum's opening hours?
From 1 April to 31 October: Monday 09:00 to 17:00, Tuesday to Sunday 09:00 to 20:00, and Friday 09:00 to 22:00. From 1 November to 31 March: Monday to Thursday 09:00 to 17:00, Friday 09:00 to 22:00, Saturday and Sunday 09:00 to 20:00. Last entry is 30 minutes before closing.
When is the Acropolis Museum free?
On 6 March, 25 March, 18 May and 28 October, for everyone. EU citizens under 25 and children up to 5 from outside the EU are free any day. The Ministry of Culture's first-and-third-Sunday rule does not apply to this museum.
Do visitors from the UK, US, Canada and Australia get a discount?
Those under 25 pay the €10 reduced price, shown with a passport at the museum's ticket desk. Reduced and free tickets are not sold online.
Can I take photos in the Acropolis Museum?
Yes, amateur photography is allowed everywhere except the Archaic Acropolis Gallery. Flash, tripods and portable lights are not allowed.
How long does the Acropolis Museum take?
Allow 1.5 hours or more. The museum visit in the small-group tour below takes 1.5 hours.
