Ancient technological marvels get dedicated museum in Athens

TornosNews.gr 06.10.2018 | 13:26
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Ancient technological marvels get dedicated museum in AthensThe museums have nevertheless been showered with invitations by foreign museums and institutes as far away as Asia, and been visited by many foreign tourists in Greece

Reconstructions of little-known ancient Greek mechanical inventions got their own museum in Athens, with the opening recently of Kostas Kotsanas Museum of Ancient Greek Technology  on Pindarou Street, ANA reports.

This is the third museum to be set up for ancient Greek technological achievements in the country by the Patras University engineer. The first one opened in Ancient Olympia (2003) and the second to its west, in Katakolo (2013). The Athens museum will also focus on musical instruments and games.

Info:

  • Museum of Ancient Greek Technology Kostas Kotsanas
  • Pindarou 6 & Akadimias (Kolonaki area)
  • Tel.: 211 411 0044, 690 72 92 002
  • Open: 09:00 - 17:00, Monday-Sunday (Winter schedule), 09:00-20:00 (Summer schedule: June through September)

RELATED TOPICS: Greece, Greek tourism news, Tourism in Greece, Greek islands, Hotels in Greece, Travel to Greece, Greek destinations , Greek travel market, Greek tourism statistics, Greek tourism report

Photo Source: Wikimedia Commons Copyright: Tilemahos Efthimiadis License: CC-BY-SA 

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