National Archaeological Museum

Many visitors look for the Mask of Agamemnon, Mycenaean gold objects, Cycladic figurines, and classical Greek bronze sculptures. The museum is Greece's leading archaeology museum and is especially strong in Mycenaean, Cycladic, and classical antiquities.

No, they are separate museums in Athens. The Acropolis Museum focuses on finds from the Acropolis, while the National Archaeological Museum covers a much wider range of Greek archaeology from prehistoric periods through later antiquity.

The gold funerary mask was found by Heinrich Schliemann at Mycenae in the 19th century. Its traditional nickname links it to Agamemnon from Greek legend, although modern archaeology treats that identification cautiously.

Yes, the museum has important Cycladic objects, including marble figurines from the Bronze Age Aegean. These works are often compared with modern sculpture because of their simple geometric forms.