Former US President Barack Obama was given a private tour incognito of the Acropolis Museum and the Acropolis yesterday evening.

Barack Obama was in Athens for the meeting of the “Obama Foundation Leaders” which took place early Wednesday afternoon (6/21) in a central hotel in Athens.

He then visited the Acropolis Museum and the Parthenon, which had not been announced for security reasons.

See the exclusive photos secured by protothema.gr from the night visit of Barack Obama and his family to the Acropolis.

Before ascending the rock, the Obamas visited the Acropolis Museum where they were given a “private” tour. The former US president entered through the door at the back of the building.

Speaking at the Obama Foundation’s event in Greece, Barack Obama said Greece was a small country which nevertheless always impresses him. “Despite its size, it is a core of events that affect the whole world,” he noted.

In the past, he said, Greece was a crossroads of cultures connecting the West with the East. Center of culture as well as commerce. Greece, he stressed, has left an indelible mark on history and world culture.

Today (Thursday, June 22), Barack Obama will participate in a discussion at the Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Center with SNF President Andreas Dracopoulos as part of the SNF Nostos Conference, on ways to strengthen democracy and the importance of supporting the next generation of leaders.

The president of New Democracy, Kyriakos Mitsotakis, who met with Obama will also attend the debate.