Old Acropolis Museum to close June 30, 2007
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Artifacts to be transported to the new Acropolis Museum
The Museum on the Acropolis Hill will close Monday so that ancient sculptures and other artifacts can be moved to the new Museum, the Culture Ministry announced.
Some 300 marble sculptures, weighing up to 2.5 tons each, will me moved using cranes to a new glass and concrete Museum at the foot of the hill which is due to open in early 2008.
The sculptures will be stored in foam-packed metal boxes, while the cranes are designed to absorb shocks that could damage the precious works.
At the new Museum, blank spaces will be left for the Parthenon Marbles, which are sculptures stolen from the Parthenon two centuries ago by British diplomat Lord Elgin, which are now in the British Museum in London. Greece has campaigned long for their return.
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