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Free entry to every state museum and site on Ohi Day

What
Free admission for every visitor to the archaeological sites, historical sites, monuments and museums owned by the State and run by the Ministry of Culture.
Who offers it
Hellenic Ministry of Culture
Where
Every state run archaeological site, monument and museum in Greece.
Valid
Wednesday 28 October 2026, the national holiday.
Conditions
Open to all visitors, nothing to show. The same free entry applies every year on 6 March, 18 April, 18 May and the last weekend of September.

Official source: Hellenic Ministry of Culture, free admission

Checked 1 Oct 2026

Free

Free entry on the first and third Sunday of the month, November to March

What
Free admission for every visitor to state archaeological sites, monuments and museums.
Who offers it
Hellenic Ministry of Culture
Where
Every state run archaeological site, monument and museum in Greece.
Valid
Every first and third Sunday of each month from 1 November 2026 until 31 March 2027. The first is Sunday 1 November 2026.
Conditions
Open to all visitors. The rule, as the Ministry gives it: every first and third Sunday of each month from 1 November until 31 March. There are no free Sundays from April to October.

Official source: Hellenic Ministry of Culture, free admission

Checked 1 Oct 2026

Free

Under 25 and from the EU: free entry all year

What
Free admission to state archaeological sites, monuments and museums.
Who offers it
Hellenic Ministry of Culture
Where
Every state run archaeological site, monument and museum in Greece.
Valid
All year, with no end date given.
Conditions
Children and young people up to the age of 25 from EU member states, showing an ID card or passport for age and country of origin. Children up to 18 from outside the EU go free too, showing a passport.

Official source: Hellenic Ministry of Culture, free admission

Checked 1 Oct 2026

Free

Benaki Museum of Greek Culture: free on Thursday evenings

What
Free admission to the permanent exhibition.
Who offers it
Benaki Museum
Where
Benaki Museum of Greek Culture, central Athens, near metro Syntagma and Evangelismos.
Valid
Every Thursday from 18:00 to midnight, with no end date given.
Conditions
Permanent exhibition only; organised tours and guided group visits are excluded. Permanent and temporary exhibitions are also free on International Museum Day, 18 May, if the building is open. The museum is closed on public holidays such as 28 October.

Official source: Benaki Museum, tickets and opening hours

Checked 1 Oct 2026

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