Archaeological Museum of Piraeus — Attraction in Municipality of Piraeus

Dear archaeological museum of Peirea,

Just a short message in order to complain about something that happened today in the museum and that i find unacceptable and a real shame for this institution, and for Greece generally. We went to visit the museum with my girlfriend. I am a professional archaeologist in Greece since more than 6 years now and i collborated with your ephoria for a very big project. We were ALONE in the museum with my friend this sunday afternoon. First of all we could not visit it quietly because the keeper walked one meter (not more!) next to us, as if we were about to steal everything! Very disturbing. But the worst came in the room of the bronze statues. In front of Athena, my girlfriend, very happy to be here and very admirative in front of this bronze masterpiece, gave me a very quick and discret kiss in the neck, not more. And then, what happend? One of your keepers came to us and told us (for real!) "it's forbidden to kiss in the museum". Really? Where are we? In Iran? Even in Iran where i also worked i never felt so much insulted. This is really really bad!

Honestly it was the last time for me in that museum. I have been in almost every archaeological museum in Greece and nowhere they treated me, or us, like what they did this afternoon. It was really a shame. I am happy i have the ministry card and I didnt pay for the ticket, otherwise i would have asked for my money back.

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ARCHAEOLOGICAL MUSEUM OF PIRAEUS This significant museum of Piraeus features a representative and complete picture of the history of the city which in ancient times flourished as the commercial centre of the Eastern Mediterranean and as a naval dockyard of ancient Athens. The museum is housed in a two storey building and there is also an outdoor archaeological site. Τhe exhibits cover important dates in the history of Piraeus, the demes of Attica (burgs of Athens or subdivision of Attica, the region surrounding Athens) and the islands of the Saronic Gulf, from Mycenaean times to the Roman era. Some of the exhibits are extremely rare, in particular the famous bronze statues, the impressive monument of Kallithea, the figurines from the Minoan sanctuary on the summit of Kythera and the Mycenaean sanctuary in Methana. You will also admire the oldest surviving cast statue in Greece, a kouros (statue of a young male) dedicated to the god Apollo, two statues of Artemis and a theatrical tragedy mask -all brass works dating from the 4th century B.C. The marble lion of Moshato, which was a funerary offering, is also exhibited here, as is the funerary monument of Nikiratos and a bronze ram 0.8 meters long from an...

Small mini museum with the rudest people we ever met in Greece to Americans - and I even speak Greek. Don't even waste the 4 euro.

Surprisingly, they were open on a Sunday and we decided to go in. It was 1400 hours. I asked if they were open, and they responded until 1500. I said ok, I'll take 2 tickets for me and my wife. The lady repeated they were open until 1500. I said that's fine. She looked at me stunned I think and said ok. I was thinking it wouldn't take long, but it seemed like she was offended.

I started to speak in Greek as well, but she did not care. She and another guy were following us around like we were terrorists or something. I jokingly asked if she was a tour guide. She responded in broken English she was security. Every 10 minutes, they would take turns telling us they close at 1500. And constantly following us --- even though there were a few other people there. By 1445 we could not take the harassment any longer and left.

Probably worth the 8 euros total to use their toilets I would say, but not much else.

Seriously,...