Tip of the day – August Full Moon in Athens

• August 11, 2022

So, tomorrow it’s -probably- the most impressive Full Moon of the year. Many archaeological sites of Athens will remain open until midnight, and there are music and poetry events around the city.

The Acropolis Museum will celebrate this year’s August Full Moon on Saturday 9 August 2025 with extended continuous opening hours from 9 a.m. until 12 midnight. Last admission to the ticket counters and to the Museum Shops will be at 11:30 p.m. For visitor entrance to the Museum exhibition galleries the general admission fee will apply.

Other than the Museum’s permanent collection, visitors will have the opportunity to visit the exhibition Allspice | Michael Rakowitz & Ancient Cultures, presented by the Acropolis Museum and NEON in the Museum’s Temporary Exhibition Gallery. This exhibition initiates a deep and meaningful dialogue between contemporary works and ancient artefacts. It presents the multifaceted work of internationally acclaimed contemporary artist Michael Rakowitz interacting with ancient artefacts from the Middle East and southeastern Mediterranean. Entrance to this exhibition is free.

Like every Saturday, the Museum restaurant on the second floor will be open until 12 midnight. For those wishing to visit the Museum restaurant on the second floor, a free admission ticket must be collected from the Ticket Desk and a reservation is required by telephone or email (+30 210 9000915, restaurant@theacropolismuseum.gr).

Finally, on Saturday 9 August 2025, the Excavation Museum will be open from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m.

In addition to the Acropolis Museum, other important archaeological sites will remain open until late at night:

• The National Archaeological Museum will welcome the full moon with free admission to the public from 8 p.m. to midnight and themed tours by the Museum’s archaeologists.
• Museum of Modern Greek Culture: The museum will remain open, with free admission, from 8 p.m. to midnight.
• Archaeological Site of Plato’s Academy: The site will remain open to the public 24 hours a day.
• Agios Georgios (“Beautiful Church”) Galatsiou:  Music Event “Fengari magia mou ‘kanes” (You made my moon). Tribute to Grigoris Bithikotsis, co-organized with the Municipality of Galatsiou. Start time: 21:00. The Byzantine church of Saint George (“Beautiful Church”) will remain open from 18:00 to 22:00, with an archaeologist from the Ephorate present to provide information to visitors.
• Archaeological Site of Amphiareion, Kalamos, Oropos: Theatrical performance “Medea Exodus” directed by K. Hatzis, starting at 8:30 p.m. The archaeological site will remain open from 8:00 p.m. to 11:45 p.m.
• Numismatic Museum: Music event in the garden of Ilion Melathron with singer Artemis Kyriakopoulou and Fotis Marantzidis on piano, starting at 9:00 p.m.
• Archaeological Site of the Ancient Theater of Zea-Auleios Site of the Archaeological Museum of Piraeus:  The site will remain open to the public, with free admission, from 8:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. Tour of the outdoor exhibition accompanied by atmospheric electronic music by producer Christos Giotis, with violin accompaniment by Charalambos Paritsis (The exhibition inside the museum will remain closed).

August 13
Archaeological Site of Aigostenes (Porto Germeno, Mandra-Eidylia, West Attica)
Music event with Alkinoos Ioannidis, co-organized with the Municipality of Mandra – Eidyllia, Attica Region, Regional Unit of Western Attica. Free entrance.