Greek archeology museum set to reopen
Last Updated Fri, 14 Jan 2005 15:16:52 EST
CBC Arts
ATHENS - The National Archaeological Museum of Athens, Greece's main venue for its collection of ancient antiquities, is set to fully reopen this spring. The museum was damaged in a 1999 earthquake.
Restoration work, which had allowed the museum to partially reopen during last summer's Olympics, has now been completed.
Altogether, nine rooms that hold more than 3,000 ancient artifacts have been restored and will be ready for public viewing in April, museum director Nikolaos Kaltsas said this week.
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