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New Acropolis Museum set for summer opening
POSTED 15 Apr 2009 . BY Luke Tuchscherer
The 130m euro (US$175m, £115m) New Acropolis Museum is set to open in Athens, Greece at the end of June.

The attraction boasts more than 150,000sq ft (13,935sq m) of exhibition space – 10 times more than the previous Acropolis museum – and will display surviving antiquities from the famous landmark.

The museum features galleries for the permanent collection, galleries for special exhibitions, a 200-seat auditorium, a multimedia space, a giftshop, a bar and a restaurant, as well as being surrounded by 75,000sq ft (6,967sq m) of landscaped gardens.

During pre-construction on the site, archaeologists discovered the remains of an ancient Athenian city, excavating more than 43,000sq ft (3,994sq m). The remains have been preserved and integrated into the museum’s design, which was undertaken by New York-based Bernard Tschumi Architects in association with Michael Photiadis of Athens.

Tschumi won the commission in 2001 as the result of a design competition.

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New Acropolis Museum set for summer opening
POSTED 15 Apr 2009 . BY Luke Tuchscherer
The 130m euro (US$175m, £115m) New Acropolis Museum is set to open in Athens, Greece at the end of June.

The attraction boasts more than 150,000sq ft (13,935sq m) of exhibition space – 10 times more than the previous Acropolis museum – and will display surviving antiquities from the famous landmark.

The museum features galleries for the permanent collection, galleries for special exhibitions, a 200-seat auditorium, a multimedia space, a giftshop, a bar and a restaurant, as well as being surrounded by 75,000sq ft (6,967sq m) of landscaped gardens.

During pre-construction on the site, archaeologists discovered the remains of an ancient Athenian city, excavating more than 43,000sq ft (3,994sq m). The remains have been preserved and integrated into the museum’s design, which was undertaken by New York-based Bernard Tschumi Architects in association with Michael Photiadis of Athens.

Tschumi won the commission in 2001 as the result of a design competition.

RELATED STORIES
Acropolis Museum to open 2,400-year-old ruins as it marks its 10th birthday


A newly excavated ancient Greek neighbourhood at the foot of the iconic Acropolis citadel in Athens is to be opened to the public on 21 June, as the Acropolis Museum celebrates its 10th birthday.
MORE NEWS
OMA completes New Museum transformation with landmark expansion and Oberon restaurant
OMA has completed a major transformation of New York's New Museum, creating a larger cultural campus that combines expanded exhibition spaces with learning, performance, hospitality and public programming.
David Rockwell creates immersive magic destination, The Hand and The Eye
A US$50 million (£44.2 million, €51.2 million) transformation of Chicago's historic McCormick Mansion has created a new destination that combines live magic, immersive theatre, dining and private membership under one roof.
Montana Heritage Center opens with immersive exhibits and US$107 million investment
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