Now that I’m here what do I do? I have arrived in Greece and I have nothing really to do. All I can successfully do is walk around and eat, a lot! One of the reasons why I came here was to immerse myself in the culture. I think I will go look for some museums in Greece, so I know more about the history and culture. I got online and I found the website for the Acropolis Museum. The museum showcases the Parthenon, The Archaic gallery, Athena Nike, Erechtheion and The Slopes of the Acropolis.

The Parthenon is a very important building to the Greeks. It is where democratic leaders led in the 5^th century BC. The Acropolis Museum showcases a special video so visitors are more aware of how the leaders led the Greeks.

The Archaic Gallery at the Acropolis museum shows how the Greeks had developed throughout the 7^th century. The museum has a different light input so viewers are able to see the advancement in the arts.

The Athena Nike temple can be seen. It was built in 427-423 BC, by the architect Killikrates. It was thought to be built in replacement of another small temple.

The Slopes of Acropolis are a very important to Greek culture. They were found to be having many important artifacts. Michael Petrou was lucky enough to visit this museum. He titled his article, “Nice Museum, but where are the exhibits?” Apparently Britain has about half of the sculptures from Acropolis’s Parthenon. Britain will not return the artifacts.

Greece has been demanding the artifacts back but the artifacts have been there for two centuries. The Lord, Elgin took them from Greece and sold them to the British Museum.

Other than this unfortunate drama, I’m still excited to see what Greece does have. I will visit the Acropolis Museum tomorrow! The

"The acropolis Museum." Greek Public and European Union, Web. 19 Oct 2009. .

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Petrou, Michael. "Nice museum, but where are the exhibits?." Maclean's 122.24 (2009): 35. Web. 19 Oct 2009. .Data Base: OneSearch