If I have tickets, do I need a guide for Acropolis Museum

We visited the Acropolis Museum last May, and they do not have audioguides, unless that has changed in the lastt year. We were disappointed. They also didn't have brochures.

Your post is a little confusing. Did you or did you not purchase a guided tour of the museum?

I asked someone working there if the museum offers free or paid guided tours and we were told they do not. We did see tourists with tour guides but we were told those people hired their guides privately. I wish we had done that because we would have enjoyed and appreciated the museum more. It's an amazing museum but a guide, or audioguides, or a detailed brochure would have made the visit more enjoyable.

Thanks for the input. We have guide for the Acropolis but not for the Acropolis museum but, if there is no audio guide there or brochure, we would have to get one for the museum as well

There IS An audio guide for sale on the internet for €28 -- but this also includes one admission ticket (which is €15) - here's the link https://cliomusetours.com/tours/acropolis-museum-skip-the-line-ticket-and-audio-tour/? There are also reviews of this audio guide on the internet ... It's amazing what you can find, when you spend a little time on the computer,.

Have you looked at the museum's website? If not, here's a link:
https://www.theacropolismuseum.gr/
If it comes up in Greek, you can shift it to English on the bottom of the first screen you see.

There's lots of information and many pictures of the collection there. Toward the bottom you can also find additional information about the development of the museum and its history.

There's a great and very large indoor and outdoor cafe there with a stunning view of the Parthenon. While you're there, be sure to use the toilets because the ones for the Acropolis are awful.

About the Acropolis itself, please be aware that there are many steps up to the top and much of the footing is very rough. Be sure to wear shoes for the rocky terrain. Also whether it's dry and dusty or wet, the marble at the top is very slippery.

In general, I saw more women with arms in slings or in wheelchairs with injured legs, ankles and feet in Greece than anywhere I have ever traveled. Being a person who always wears ankle boots on trips for stability and support, all I could think was that those women were not wearing appropriate footwear.

Here's a link to the history of the Acropolis from the Ministry of Culture
http://odysseus.culture.gr/h/3/gh351.jsp?obj_id=2384

I hope that helps with preparing for your visit to one of the most significant locations in world culture.

If you are really interested in history and archeology, the National Archaeological Museum is exceptional and much more complete than the Acropolis Museum.

https://www.namuseum.gr/en/

It's not in the Acropolis area but you can get there by metro or bus, or by walking about 25 minutes.

Another vote for the National Archaeological Museum (in ADDITION to Acrop. Mus) ... and for the Arch. Mus, there's a D-I-Y Bonus -- Rick Steves has a free downloadable audio Guide (on watch-read-listen link, click Greece/Athens). It's sorta "THe 10 Top Must-Sees" . Of course you can explore much more, but his focussed approach avoids you getting lost in rooms & rooms of Pots.

Yet another vote for the National Archeological Museum. The last time I was there I seemed to be obsessed with the bronzes.

My favorite museum in Athens is actually the Museum of Cycladic Art. It's small and within walking distance of the National Archeological Museum. The pieces are breathtaking in person, but the links I've provided give a pretty good idea of what's there.

If you're not familiar with very early Greek art, use the link to get an idea of what it's like: https://cycladic.gr/en/page/kikladiki-techni If you have time (about 25 minutes), I highly recommend that you scroll down the linked page to the bottom where there's a subtitled International Sign Language presentation that describes and explains in detail the art of the Cyclades as represented in the collection.

The museum is not exactly all Cycladic. I found the Cypriot collection equally as mesmerizing. Here's the link: https://cycladic.gr/en/page/kipriakos-politismos

Well, shoot! This website is so good that I have to provide one more link. This one is to the Ancient Greek collection: https://cycladic.gr/en/page/archaia-elliniki-techni Be sure to scroll down and click on 4th Floor for the amazing Scenes of Daily Life in Antiquity exhibits.

Have a great time in Athens and Greece.

I wouldn't miss the Acropolis Museum if I were you. Its an architectural masterpiece itself with a very contemporary flow-through ease for viewing the artifacts and is well signed with historical descriptions for its collection. The Archaeological Museum is a more traditional layout and a bit more tiring to walk through than the Acropolis Museum but also has an amazing collection; although, sometimes famous pieces are missing as they are on loan to other museums around the world. If I had to choose between the 2 of them and I had visited the Parthenon at the top of the Acropolis, I would then also visit the Acropolis Museum close by. I didn't use a guide and got a lot out of my visit.

Several years ago we visited both the National Archaeological Museum and the Acropolis Museum without guides or audio and thoroughly enjoyed them both!