Epigraphic Museum — Attraction in Athens

All about collecting/analyzing ancient writings. The exhibits feature a lot of codified laws and declarations. It is not frequently visited but I enjoyed it. You would need 1-2 hours to see it all. When I visited the gate was locked. Someone came out and let me in. They get a lot of people trying to go to the archeological museum showing up so they lock their doors to prevent confusion (not the best strategy in my book). But the staff were very nice and made sure I had some fliers. They had really nice exhibits and samples showing carving techniques. They also had a pieces from Mycenaean and Minoan civs. One piece was the oldest writing found in Athens. I thought it was neat but I would go to other sites if my time was extremely limited. But it is just right down the road from the...

Being smaller and right next to the much larger National Archeological Museum could make it easy to overlook, but the Epigraphic museum is well worth a visit if you have interest in the development of writing systems and want to surround yourself in messages the ancient Greeks felt should be literally written in stone. A few of the displays have information in Greek only, but I didn't find it detracted from the experience in any significant way. Staff were helpful and friendly, and the size/flow of the exhibits was good and not too demanding...

The epigraphic museum is located in the same area as the archaeological museum, and it offers a detailed view into the writing of the ancients. You can read the full edict of Marcus Aurelius (with English translations on a tablet nearby), learn about the ancient economy, prices. The place is not crowded, it's great for slow exploration, and yet it is relatively quick to go through. You can buy a bundle ticket for 4 different museums...