One euro admission to see the treasures of the New Acropolis Museum
A few weeks prior to the opening ceremony, officials have announced admission in the museum will cost just one euro (about $1.60) for the first six months - as much as a public bus ticket.
"We have taken into account the difficulties stemming from the global crisis," Samaras told a news conference. "The price is unexpectedly low ... but I believe that is totally necessary to allow everyone to visit the New Acropolis Museum".
The new Acropolis Museum located at the foot of the Acropolis will host most of the Acropolis finds - including some of the best surviving works of classical sculpture that once adorned the citadel's marble temples.
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About 2.5 million visitors are expected every year, and officials say they will be subjected to "airport-style" security screening. For the first three days, around 2,200 tickets will be on sale online.
Details of the June 20 opening ceremony are a closely guarded secret. The ceremony will involve new technology that would place the antiquities in a more familiar context to modern visitors.
Designed by U.S.-based architect Bernard Tschumi in collaboration with Greece's Michalis Photiadis, the new museum will contain more than 4,000 ancient works in 20,000 square metres of display space.
The highlight of the exhibition will be the top story where Greece's Parthenon sculptures will be displayed in their original alignment in a glass hall, with the ancient temple visible as a backdrop about 400 metres away.
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