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Photograph a work where permitted in the Acropolis Museum and Lensmark tells you who made it, when, and why it matters, with every fact linked to its source.

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Acropolis Museum

Athens, Greece

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Take a photo and read the work's sourced story

Illustrative photo demo

Illustrative collection

  1. Take a permitted photo Use a photo allowed by the museum's current rules.
  2. Read the sourced history When Lensmark can verify the work, it explains what the sources support and links to them. When it cannot, it says so plainly.
  3. Ask a follow-up Continue with a question about the work's maker, age or significance.
  4. Your Acropolis Museum walk saves itself. Just take pictures. Each work is kept with its sourced history, grouped by day.

The illustrative demo shows a rights-cleared detail of Michelangelo's The Creation of Adam; the collection list shows landmarks from the standard Lensmark demo. These images do not show Acropolis Museum works or grant permission to photograph them.

What the Acropolis Museum collection covers

The Acropolis Museum gathers sculpture and archaeological finds from the Acropolis and its slopes. Its galleries connect objects from the sanctuaries and settlements with the monuments above. Exhibition areas

The current museum opened on 20 June 2009. Its collection includes Archaic sculpture, Parthenon architectural sculpture and Classical votive and cult sculpture; photography is prohibited in the Archaic Acropolis Gallery.

Its collection strengths include Archaic Acropolis sculpture, Parthenon architectural sculpture, and Classical votive and cult sculpture.

  • Head of a statue of Alexander the Great

    Attributed to Leochares

    Date
    After 338 BC

    The head portrays Alexander as a young man, with curls rising over his forehead. The museum attributes it to Leochares but notes disputed dating, including a proposed second-century BC date.

    Read the museum record

  • Statue of Io or Kallisto

    Attributed to Deinomenes

    Date
    Around 420 BC

    This fragmentary seated figure is identified as either Io or Kallisto. The museum records the marble sculpture as inventory Ακρ. 927 and attributes it to Deinomenes.

    Read the museum record

  • Statue of Prokne and Itys

    Attributed to Alcamenes

    Date
    Around 430 BC

    The surviving group shows Prokne with her young son Itys at her skirts. The museum attributes it to Alcamenes and records its discovery near the Temple of Athena Nike in 1836.

    Read the museum record

These are collection records, not confirmation that the works are on display today.

Check the photography rules first

The Acropolis Museum permits amateur photography and filming for personal use except in the Archaic Acropolis Gallery, without flash, lights or tripods; publication requires museum permission, and professional photography requires prior written consent. Read its current visitor conditions and follow gallery signs before taking a photo. Acropolis Museum photography policy

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