Acropolis Museum Guide

by Dimitrios Pandermalis, Stamatia Eleftheratou, Christina Vlassopoulou

With more than 300 exhibits and with the help of images, templates, drawings and representations, the Acropolis Museum Guide offers a colorful introduction to the richness and diversity of its unique collections and a perfect companion for visitors who wish to get acquainted with the Museum's highlights. Using the exhibits as a starting point and written by the curators of the exhibition, the Guide outlines the political, economic, social and cultural conditions that gave birth to the masterpieces of Athenian Acropolis and reveals known and unknown aspects of a world that continues to feed the minds and feelings of modern man.

Genres: History, Nonfiction, Archaeology

323 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2015

Reviews

[Dorin · Rating 5 out of 5]

One of the best museum guides I ever flipped through. It has the ability to summarize the history of Ancient Greece, Athens, Acropolis, Greek Art, and also that of the Museum and the archaeological discoveries around Acropolis. All of it done seamlessly. I never felt any piece of information to be out of place. Everything illustrated by more than three hundred photos, recreations and images. It’s the perfect souvenir.

[Etienne · Rating 5 out of 5]

Awesome guide that I bought at the Acropolis Museum. It's the perfect balance between information, wonderful pictures and it also serve as a souvenir from my visit. It's also well made and edited and for the price, I paid it 15 euro, which I find very cheap for a book of that quality, it's really a good deal!

[Dan Cassino · Rating 5 out of 5]

A beautiful, lavish, well written walk through one of the best designed museums in the world.

[amanda · Rating 5 out of 5]

Incredible tool for learning the history of the acropolis, with very helpful maps and reconstructions. The amount of times it has to say "here's a fragment of [blank], the rest of which is in the British Museum" will make you angry

[Sarah · Rating 5 out of 5]

An excellent guide to look back on your trip or for someone who can’t visit the museum. However given the large size of the book I’m not certain many people will be using it as “a reliable companion during their walk through the galleries” as the prologue optimistically claims.

[Nicholas Kalogeresis · Rating 5 out of 5]

Well written, well illustrated museum guide that anyone would enjoy, especially lovers of Ancient Greek art and architecture.

[Kostas Tsalaportas · Rating 5 out of 5]

Probably the best guide out there for the moment in terms of text, number of items discussed, and quality of photos.

[Susan · Rating 4 out of 5]

Excellent guide to the Acropolis Museum in Athens. Beautifully illustrated.