Kotsanas Museum: Ancient Greece - The origins of technology

Highlights

Your ticket for the Kotsanas Museum is already included in your Athens City Pass.
No advance booking is required for this attraction - your City Pass is your admission ticket.
The museum is wheelchair accessible.

Unique cultural insights: Discover a lesser-known aspect of ancient Greek culture.
Interactive exhibits: Familiarize yourself with fully functional models of ancient inventions, including the remarkable robot servant.
Historical treasures: Discover the origins of ancient technologies, from the pioneering hydraulic clock of Ctesibius to the intricate Antikythera Mechanism.
Hands-on experience: Immerse yourself in a hands-on experience by interacting with the exhibits.
Gift store: In the gift store, you can buy handmade models and copies of the museum exhibits made by Marios Kotsanas.

Visit the exhibition "Ancient Greece - The Origins of Technologies" at the Kotsanas Museum

What awaits you on site

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Visit the Kotsanas Museum of Ancient Greek Technology in the heart of Athens, just a few steps away from the Greek Parliament. On a total area of 700 square meters, you have the opportunity to get to know a relatively unknown aspect of ancient Greek culture.

The exhibition includes around 100 selected exhibits that tell you more about the origins of technologies, from Philon's robot servant and "cinema" to Heron's automatic theater and from Ktesibios' hydraulic clock to the Antikythera mechanism.

Enjoy a hands-on experience with fully functional models and visit the museum's souvenir store, where you can buy handmade models, copies of the museum exhibits by Marios Kotsanas.

How to get there

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Address:

Pindarou 6, Athina 106 71, Greece

Good to know

Opening hours
May - October: Monday to Friday: 10.00 am - 6.00 pm, Saturday and Sunday: 10.00 am - 6.00 pm
November - April: Monday to Friday: 09.00 am - 3.00 pm, Saturday and Sunday: 10.00 am - 5.00 pm

There is another Kotsanas Museum in Athens: Ancient Greek Musical Instruments and Toys: you also have free entry to this museum with your Athens City Pass.

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