Upgrade of Plato's Academy site approved

Upgrade of Plato's Academy site approved

A study of the museum storage areas and unification of parts of the Plato's Academy archaeological site in Athens has been approved by the Central Archaeological Council (KAS), and will be incorporated in the general blueprint for regeneration of the area.

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  "This is an incredible project, which had greatly delayed," said culture and tourism minister Pavlos Geroulanos, who attended the last meeting of the KAS before the summer break, adding that "this is an area that maintains the characteristics of the old Athenian neighborhood.
The study approved by the KAS involves the transfer of four old storage spaces currently situated inside the archaeological site, which contain a plethora of finds from older excavations in the 1930s to the 1960s.ana-mpa
The artifacts will be relocated to new prefab warehouses to be set up outside the archaeological site proper, while the old warehouses will be demolished and the spaces they occupy will be regenerated and will open to the public.

 info: ANA-MPA
 

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