October 2, 2004
EU funding requested for New Acropolis Museum
The New Acropolis Museum is definitely going ahead. However the incoming ND government have concerns about the cost, or more specifically how they are going to find the money.
From:
Kathimerini
Thursday September 30, 2004
New Acropolis Museum Budget grows to 129 million, Greece seeks EU fundingAthens has started the process for securing European Union financing for the New Acropolis Museum, the Culture Ministry said yesterday. The project, with which Greece had hoped to pressure the British Museum into returning its Elgin Collection of fifth-century BC sculptures from the Parthenon, was supposed to have been ready in time for the Olympics but never got off the ground. According to the ministry, it will now cost 129 million euros, with 85 million provided by Brussels. The initial budget was 94 million. The museum is to be built in Makriyianni, under the ancient citadel.
- EU funding to boost CCAM Acropolis Restoration Project : May 18, 2005
- New Acropolis Museum to receive EU funding : October 1, 2004
- Tatoulis balks at Acropolis costs : December 12, 2004
- More Acropolis Museum delays : July 12, 2005
- 30 years of restoration work on Acropolis : July 21, 2005
- Sponsors may be invited to pay for Acropolis restoration works : April 29, 2005
- Acropolis Museum to be built by 2006 : November 12, 2004
- New Acropolis Museum unlikely to open for the Olympics : February 27, 2004