School Visits

Organise your school’s visit to the War Museum in Athens

School visits to the War Museum are planned:

For 3rd grade students and above, through the online application and include a free 60-minute tour by Museum staff.

Available hours:

  • 09:30
  • 10:30
  • 11:30

When scheduling the reservation, the time required for arrival (distance – traffic, etc.) should be taken into account. For safety reasons and for the proper functioning of the Museum’s program, schools should be at the Museum ten (10) minutes in advance.

Schools outside the prefecture of Attica that cannot schedule their visit during the above hours (09:30 – 10:30 – 11:30) via the application, due to distance, as well as visits on weekends, can only be scheduled by the 4th Ephorate of the War Museum, subject to availability, at 2114111796.

For students of kindergartens, nursery schools, 1st and 2nd grade primary schools, visits are also scheduled only through the app but no tour is included.

Instructions

By clicking on the “Book Now” link, first select the date and then the time of your reservation.

On the screen that appears, first select the number of students (maximum 50 students per hour) and fill in the remaining fields.

Attention. In the “Contact Details” field, fill in the email to which the booking code will be automatically sent to you and the phone number of the teacher who is the contact person of the War Museum.

In the “Comments” field the maximum number of characters allowed is 20.

By clicking “Complete” on the screen that appears you can check the Fields. “Terms of Use” and “Personal Data” and in the “Payment Methods” field select and click on “No Charge”. On the next screen select “Complete Booking” and then the booking code is displayed (e.g. WMAT.802904C670). The code will also be automatically sent to the E-mail you have already registered.

It should be noted that

The online reservation is considered complete only after receiving the confirmation email (email directly). In case of non-receipt (due to slow internet connection or incorrect completion of the fields), the reservation will remain blocked for one hour, during which time you should contact the 4th War Museum Ephorate, at 2114111796, for instructions.

In case of incorrect completion of the data in the online application, the War Museum reserves the right to cancel the reservation with simultaneous notification (via e-mail) of the School.

Educational Activities

You can participate in the following Educational Activities.

Museum and Mystery

For 6th grade students

It is designed in the standards of Escape Room. It is a tablet or mobile phone application where 15 puzzles “unlock” 15 exhibits. Starting from Antiquity, students have the opportunity to solve the puzzles to discover the exhibits and learn their history. Maximum 25 students, divided into 2 groups. The participation of accompanying teachers is compulsory.

The Exhibit and its History

For 4th5th grade students

Students are given a print containing 20 images of important exhibits in the museum. In 20 minutes they have to locate the position of the exhibits in the exhibition space. Through play and exploration, students have the opportunity to discover the stories of the exhibits and take a journey through the War History of the Greeks. Maximum of 25 students, divided into 2 groups. Hours are 10:00 or 11:00; the participation of accompanying teachers is mandatory.

Reservations subject to availability only by phone at 2114111796 (Monday – Friday, 08:00 – 14:00).