An evening tour of the Acropolis Museum

Guided Tour, Friday July 28th 19:30

School Life and Education Museum  and the Greek Cultural Institute continue their guided tours of the New Acropolis Museum. The tour will begin at the School Life and Education Museum (23 Tripodon st.)  and we will walk to the Acropolis Museum, having the chance to see it shining illuminated under the Attic sky, a calm afternoon when most visitors will have left.

We will discover, with a different logic, what the New Acropolis Museum has to offer and some of the possibly less known objects that hide, nevertheless, interesting stories.

We will find the answers to questions like:

Was Acropolis always the religious center of Athens?

Was Parthenon the main temple on the Acropolis?

Where is the seventh Caryatid?

What mystery does the Parthenon Frieze hide?

What is the room with the colored statues?

Info:

Date: Friday July 28th, 19:30

Start: School Life and Education Museum

Finish: Acropolis Museum

Duration: 1,5 houra

Cost: 10 €

Children until 12 years old: 5 €

Bookings: 210 3250341

info@ekedisy.gr

Meeting Point:
School Life and Education Museum

23 Tripodon st., Plaka, (nearest metro station Acropolis)

Discovering the Secrets of the Acropolis Museum

Guided Tour, Friday July 7th 19:30

School Life and Education Museum  and the Greek Cultural Institute continue their guided tours of the New Acropolis Museum. The tour will begin at the School Life and Education Museum (23 Tripodon st.)  and we will walk to the Acropolis Museum, having the chance to see it shining illuminated under the Attic sky, a calm afternoon when most visitors will have left.

We will discover, with a different logic, what the New Acropolis Museum has to offer and some of the possibly less known objects that hide, nevertheless, interesting stories.

We will find the answers to questions like:

Was Acropolis always the religious center of Athens?

Was Parthenon the main temple on the Acropolis?

Where is the seventh Caryatid?

What mystery does the Parthenon Frieze hide?

What is the room with the colored statues?

Info:

Date: Friday July 7th, 19:30

Start: School Life and Education Museum

Finish: Acropolis Museum

Duration: 1,5 houra

Cost: 10 €

Children until 12 years old: 5 €

Bookings: 210 3250341

info@ekedisy.gr

Meeting Point:
School Life and Education Museum

23 Tripodon st., Plaka, (nearest metro station Acropolis)

An evening walking tour in Plaka

Friday June 9th at 7 p.m.

School Life and Education Museum hosts the most playful walking tour in the Plaka area of Athens. An area full of monuments and historical memory. This educational tour gives the opportunity to the attendees to make a journey through time and history from 500 B.C. to this day while enjoying the first full moon of the summer.

Discover our city in a fun way while immersing yourself in the cobbled alleys of Plaka. You will learn what is the oldest street in the world, how the ancient Atheneans prepared for the theatre season(!), where is the island in the heart of Athens and many anecdotes from the lives of famous writers, poets and politicians that lived in this ancient neighbourhood

Highlights:

Discover Classical, Roman, Byzantine and Ottoman traces

Learn about contemporary Athens

View significant landmarks and sights

Visit local shops

Interact with locals

Schedule details:

Duration: 1,5 hour

Meeting point: School Life and Education Museum, 23 Tripodon st., Plaka, Athens

Price:

10€ adults / 5€ children up to 12 years old

Booking:

T: +30 2103250341

E: info@ekedisy.gr

W: www.ekedisy.gr

A day at the old school

Sunday April 2nd 12:00

 Come take a journey through time, we will travel to the old school.  In the classroom the strict (but fair) teacher will be waiting us, as we sit in the old wooden desks and relive our school years.

Take out from your satchel, the slate and the pencils and the lesson starts!

And if you’re good we are going to play the old games: marbles, spinning tops, hoops and skipping ropes.

But if you are naughty, punishment awaits!

• Dramatic reenactment of a Greek school lesson from past decades
• We supply costumes, traditional toys, school supplies and other memorabilia of the old Greek School.
• After the lesson we provide a guided tour in the Museum

Schedule details:

Duration: 45 minutes

Meeting point: School Life and Education Museum, 23 Tripodon st., Plaka, Athens

Price:

5€ per person

Booking:

T: +30 2103250341

E: info@ekedisy.gr

W: www.ekedisy.gr

A day at the old school

Sunday April 2nd 12:00

 Come take a journey through time, we will travel to the old school.  In the classroom the strict (but fair) teacher will be waiting us, as we sit in the old wooden desks and relive our school years.

Take out from your satchel, the slate and the pencils and the lesson starts!

And if you’re good we are going to play the old games: marbles, spinning tops, hoops and skipping ropes.

But if you are naughty, punishment awaits!

• Dramatic reenactment of a Greek school lesson from past decades
• We supply costumes, traditional toys, school supplies and other memorabilia of the old Greek School.
• After the lesson we provide a guided tour in the Museum

Schedule details:

Duration: 45 minutes

Meeting point: School Life and Education Museum, 23 Tripodon st., Plaka, Athens

Price:

5€ per person

Booking:

T: +30 2103250341

E: info@ekedisy.gr

W: www.ekedisy.gr