Acropolis Museum In Athens Turns Five Years Old

Acropolis Museum, Athens. Photo © Lefteris Papaulakis / Shutterstock

The horsemen of the Parthenon. Photo Acropolis Museum. Photo by Yiorgos Vitsaropoulos.

In celebration of its fifth birthday on Friday 20 June 2014, the Acropolis Museum in Athens will present the horsemen on the West Frieze of the Parthenon through three-dimensional digital images. Copper weapons and bridles will be combined to the 3-D images to show how they would look in place.

On the occasion of the museum’s fifth anniversary, admission will be reduced (3 euros) for all visitors and the exhibition areas will remain open from 8am until 12 midnight.

At 9:30 pm, renowned artist Leon of Athens will give a concert in the Museum’s entrance courtyard and perform songs from his two albums (Futrue and Global) and remixes of popular songs from the international music industry.