Museum of Ancient Greek Technology

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Kotsanas Museum of Ancient Greek Technology
Μουσείο Αρχαίας Ελληνικής Τεχνολογίας "Κώστας Κοτσανάς"
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Façade of the Kotsanas Museum of Ancient Greek Technology, Athens
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Location within Athens
Established2003
Location Athens, Ancient Olympia, Katakolo, Heraklion
Type Technology museum
Collection size500+
FounderKostas Kotsanas
Website https://kotsanas.com/en/home-en/

The Museum of Ancient Greek Technology "Kostas Kotsanas" is a private museum focused on ancient Greek technology and other cultural achievements of ancient Greece. [1] [2] It has four permanent annexes in Athens, [3] Ancient Olympia, [4] Katakolo [5] and Heraklion [6] and it is famous for its travelling exhibitions, domestically [7] [8] [9] and abroad. [10] [11] [12] [13] In 2019 it has been nominated as “European Museum of the Year” by the European Museum Forum. It is also a member of International Council of Museums (ICOM). [14]

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  1. ↑ "The Kotsanas Museum of Ancient Greek Technology". This is Athens. Retrieved 17 April 2023.
  2. ↑ Kokkinidis, Tasos (8 July 2022). "Wonders of Ancient Greek Technology Displayed at Athens Museum". Greek Reporter . Retrieved 17 April 2023.
  3. ↑ "Museum of Ancient Greek Technology - Museum of Ancient Greek Musical Instruments and Games | Save with an Athens Spotlighted Pass". www.athenspotlighted.gr. Retrieved 27 January 2025.
  4. ↑ "Museum of Ancient Greek Technology - Hotel Pelops | Three (3) Star hotel in Olympia, Peloponnese, Greece". hotelpelops.gr. 15 April 2013. Retrieved 27 January 2025.
  5. ↑ admin1 (13 March 2019). "Katakolon Museum". www.katakolon.org. Retrieved 27 January 2025.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  6. ↑ tourism. "Museum of Ancient Greek Technology K.Kotsanas – Visit Heraklion" . Retrieved 27 January 2025.
  7. ↑ "Θερμοπύλια 2024: Η τεχνολογία των Αρχαίων Ελλήνων ζωντάνεψε - Δείτε φωτογραφίες από τα εγκαίνια" (in Greek). 7 September 2024. Retrieved 27 January 2025.
  8. ↑ ""Το Αυτοκίνητο στην Αρχαία Ελλάδα": Έκθεση αρχαίας ελληνικής τεχνολογίας". Δήμος Τρικκαίων (in Greek). 30 December 2015. Retrieved 27 January 2025.
  9. ↑ "Η Αρχαία Ελληνική Τεχνολογία σε ένα Μουσείο στη Λάρισα". larissanet.gr (in Greek). 26 September 2019. Retrieved 27 January 2025.
  10. ↑ "The BA Launches "Alexandria: the Lighthouse of Technology" Exhibition". Bibalex.org. 24 October 2018. Retrieved 27 January 2025.
  11. ↑ Newsroom, Archaeology (1 November 2018). "Exhibitions of the Kostas Kotsanas Museum in Singapore and Alexandria". Archaeology Wiki. Retrieved 27 January 2025.{{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  12. ↑ Willer, Monika (26 March 2017). "Ausstellung in Lennestadt zeigt Hightech antiker Griechen". www.wp.de (in German). Retrieved 27 January 2025.
  13. ↑ News, Hellenic (9 November 2015). "Ancient Greek Technology Museum in your state?". Greek Portal | Hellenic News of America. Retrieved 27 January 2025.{{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  14. ↑ "Kotsanas Museum of Ancient Greek Technology". Museotek. Retrieved 27 January 2025.

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