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Athens News Agency: News in English, 10-06-21

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From: The Athens News Agency at <http://www.ana.gr/>

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  • [01] New Acropolis Museum celebrates first anniversary

  • [01] New Acropolis Museum celebrates first anniversary

    More than two million people have visited the new Museum of the Acropolis during its first year of operation, according to figures presented by the museum to mark the first anniversary since it first opened to the public on June 20, 2009.

    The museum's board chairman Prof. Demetris Pandermalis said the museum received a total of 2,010,641 visitors in that time, had set research and scientific goals, made progress in the area of conservation and also in educational programmes.

    He also announced the launch of the museum's first touring exhibition "Pericles Xanthippos" on June 20. This uses archaeological finds such as inscriptions, coins and other artifacts to illustrate and explore the life of the famous ancient Athenian statesman, the man who led Athens during its 'Golden Age' and who conceived the idea of building the Parthenon. The exhibition will run until January 31, 2011.

    The Acropolis Museum is the first public museum in the country that operates as a public-sector legal entity and its aim is to cover its costs with its own revenues as much as possible. It currently employs a staff of 200, some of whom are contract workers and civil servants detached from the culture ministry. It currently covers its public utility bills on its own and gets financial assistance from the Organisation for the Building of the New Acropolis Museum (OANMA).

    Once a presidential degree on the operation of the museum is completed, following delays caused by the change of ministers and government, this will allow the museum to address the issue of hiring managerial staff and the position of the director will be proclaimed.

    Pandermalis also referred to the museum's medical unit and in-house doctor, noting that this had dealt with 377 incidents from November 1, 2009 until May 31, 2010, of which 67 percent were visitors to the museum.

    The ticket will remain at 5 euros in 2011, by decision of the museum's board, while it has also allowed the lease of the restaurant and cafe area on terms decided by the museum management.


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