Three separate events have been organised by The New Acropolis Museum, to celebrate the festive season with free entry for all. See the detailed programme below.

Thursday 22^nd December

Starts: 5pm

A concert will take place on the second floor mezzanine with a view to the Archaic Gallery. The concert will consist of musical compositions by the renowned musician Marios Strofalis. Musicians: Marios Strofalis (piano), Vangelis Vergotis (accordion), Alfred Shtuni (violin) and Alexandros Mpotinis (violoncello).

Marios Strofalis Quartet play Monmarte

Friday 23^rd December

Starts: 5pm

The City of Athens Symphony Orchestra will present excerpts from Carmen by Georges Bizet and The Nutcracker by Tchaikovsky. They will also perform the overtures from the Johann Strauss' operetta The Bat (Die Fledermaus) and from The Magic Flute as well as a duet from the Don Giovanni opera by Mozart.  Nikos Karagiaouris will perform the part of the baritone  in the Carmen excerpts and Vassia Zacharopoulou will perform the part of the soprano in The Bat.  Conducting the symphony will be Andreas Tselikas. The event will be held on the ground floor of the museum with a view to the Hekatompedon.

The City of Athens Symphony Orchestra performing Beethoven's Symphony No 5

Thursday 29^th December

Starts: 5pm

The Audio String Quartet will perform Romantic and Neo-Romantic classical music. The event will be held on the second floor mezzanine with a view to  the Archaic Gallery. Musicians: Alfred Shtuni (violin), Laertis Kokolanis (violin), Giorgos Gaitanos (viola), Ria Anastasiou (cello).

The Audio String Quartet performing Lullaby of Birdland