#MuseumsUnlocked Day 53
Museums, Sites & Monuments of Greece

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There are about 220 archaeological #museums in Greece, outnumbering by far all other types of museums. Most are -directly or indirectly- run by the Hellenic Ministry of Culture through the regional Ephorates of Antiquities.
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It's not surprising that, generally speaking, the word μουσείο is synonym for museums with archaeological collections in modern Greek conscience.
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Naturally, places like the #Acropolis Museum or the National Archaeological in Athens @namuseumathens are the most popular in terms of visitors and fame. Personally, I love the dozens of smaller ones that are scattered like gems across the country.
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Many of them are adjacent to or part of a site, such as the old Acropolis museum just meters off the #Parthenon, or the Stoa of Attalos at the Agora in Athens that was restored in the 1950s by the @ASCSAthens has been used as museum since. #MuseumsUnlocked

Some fine examples of site museums include:
The Archaeological Museum in #Delphi
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The Archaeological Museum in #Olympia #MuseumsUnlocked

and that of nearby Elis (Ήλιδα)
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The Archaeological Museum of #Delos, one of the handful of modern constructions on the island
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(my mini guide to the amazing Antony Gormley exhibition on #Delos coming shortly)
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