ATHENS, Greece — A two-day ****** by Greek culture ministry employees protesting staff shortages will shut the Acropolis and other ancient sites and museums in Athens this weekend, at the height of the tourist season.

But the ****** will not affect the Acropolis Museum outside the ancient citadel, museum officials said.

The ministry workers’ union said Wednesday it wants the left-led government to honour a pledge to hire some 230 archaeologists and guards, replacing employees who retired in recent years.

Under the terms of Greece’s international bailouts, only a fraction of civil servants who retire can be replaced by new hires.

The union said the ****** will apply to archaeological sites and state-run museums in Athens and the surrounding province of Attica.