Athens International Airport Archaeological Collection

The Athens International Airport Archaeological Collection is a museum in the Athens International Airport in Spata, Attica, Greece.

Athens International Airport Archaeological Collection
Established	2003
Location	Athens International Airport
Type	Archaeological
Public transit access	Airport Airport

The collection was established in 2003 and houses many ancient artefacts which were uncovered during construction work at the site which was once a flourishing agricultural area in ancient times.

The museum was opened by Greek Culture Minister Evangelos Venizelos and Transport Minister Christos Verelis and at that time it had 172 pieces, notably amphoras, tools, engravings and bas-relief sculpture dating from the Neolithic to the Byzantine eras.[1]

References

"Athens airport opens archaeological museum". Ioltravel. July 1, 2003. Archived from the original on June 30, 2010. Retrieved August 30, 2009.

Museums in Athens
Archaeological	Acropolis Museum Epigraphical Museum Goulandris Museum of Cycladic Art Kerameikos Kanellopoulou Museum National Archaeological Museum Stoa of Attalos Archaeological Museum of Piraeus Old Acropolis Museum Pieridis Museum Syntagma Metro Station Archaeological Collection Museum of the Center for the Acropolis Studies Athens International Airport Archaeological Collection
Byzantine and ecclesiastic	Byzantine and Christian Museum
Ethnological/historical	Athens War Museum Drossinis Museum Eleftherios Venizelos Historical Museum Goulandris Natural History Museum Jewish Museum of Greece Museum of the City of Athens National Historical Museum
Folklore	Museum of Greek Folk Art Museum of Greek Folk Musical Instruments Centre for the Study of Traditional Pottery Museum of the History of the Greek Costume
Art museums/galleries	Athinais Cultural Center Benaki Museum Deste Foundation Emfietzoglou Gallery Museum Frissiras Museum Goulandris Museum of Contemporary Art Gounaropoulos Museum Ilias Lalaounis Jewelry Museum Marika Kotopouli Museum Municipal Gallery of Athens National Gallery (Athens) National Glyptotheque National Museum of Contemporary Art Nikos Chatzikyriakos-Gikas Art Gallery Panos Aravantinos Decor Museum Yannis Tsarouchis Foundation Museum
Industry/technology	Evgenidio Foundation Hellenic Air Force Museum Hellenic Motor Museum Railway Museum of Athens Electric Railways Museum OTE Museum of Telecommunications Technopolis (Gazi)
Education/sports/ Special Interests	Athens University Museum Hellenic Children's Museum Hellenic Cosmos Hellenic Maritime Museum Mineralogy and Petrology Museum Museum of Anthropology of University of Athens Numismatic Museum of Athens Postal & Philatelic Museum of Greece Spathario Museum Tactual Museum of Athens Theatrical Museum of Greece Zoological Museum of the University of Athens
Museum ships	Georgios Averof Velos D16 SS Hellas Liberty Olympias

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