 The National Archaeological Museum of Athens |
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The National Archaeological Museum of Athens is the largest and most important museum in Greece, and its exhibits are between the finest collections of prehistoric items, sculptures, pottery and minor art, bronzes and Egyptian art, everything followed by detailed explanations in English. Some of the temporary exhibitions organised by the museum must not be missed. It is located near the Omonoia square.
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Address: Tosista st, 1 and Patision ave
Phone: (+30) 210 82 17 717
| The Byzantine and Christian Museum |
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This museum was founded in 1914 and is housing an important collection of Greek ecclesiastical art from the 4th century to the 19th century: Byzantine and post-Byzantine icons, sculpture, manuscripts, wall paintings, mosaics, wood carvings and many objects (cloth, coins, pottery) The Museum is located in Kolonaki neighbourhood.
Address: Vasilisis Sofias ave, 22
Phone: (+30) 210 72 11 027
| Museum of Popular Instruments |
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This museum is dedicated to music and has an amazing collection of about 1200 Greek popular musical instruments dating from the 18th century up to the present day.
The museum exhibits traditional Greek instruments like toumberlekia (pottery drums), daoulia (drums), defia (tambourines), laghouta (long-necked lutes), outia (short-necked lutes) and many more…
Recitals of Greek traditional music often take place in the mansion’s garden.
The museum is housed in the historical Lassanis Mansion, close to the Roman Agora.
Address: Diogenous 1-3, Plaka
Phone: (+30) 210 32 54 119
| Atelier Spyros Vassiliou |
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The home and studio of Spyros Vassiliou (1902/3-1985) is now open
to the public as a museum and archive, hence becoming the principal
authority on the artist.
The Atelier recomposes the artistic progression
of one of the most acclaimed, reputed and prolific exponents of contemporary
Greek art bydisplaying a large number of his works in a wonderful
setting just across from the Herodus Atticus Odeon, under the Acropolis.
Address: Webster st, 5A
Phone: (+30) 210 92 31 502
| War Museum of Athens |
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The War Museum of Athens, founded in 1975, is dedicated to the army and the Naval Forces of Greece.
Address: Vasilisis Sofias ave and Rizari st, 2
Phone: (+30) 210 72 52 974-6
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| Averof Museum |
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Averof is actually a warship that has played a great role in the Greek history. Today it has been restored and turned into a naval war museum.
Address: Trocadero Marina, Paleo Faliro
Phone: (+30) 210 98 88 211
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Address: Dimokritou 7, Kolonaki
Phone: (+30) 210 36 29 513
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| The New Acropolis Museum |
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The New Acropolis Museum was inaugurated in June 2009 and is housed in a modern, newly-built building right opposite the site of the Acropolis. It is a museum that any visitor of Athens should definetely visit not only for the impressive building with the glass facade, but also for the valuable exhibits it constains.
The items displayed in the New Acropolis Museum were all found on excavations on the site of the Acropolis. The most famous display is the frieze of Parthenon Temple. The unfortunate thing is that pieces of this frieze are missing, as they are housed in the British Museum in London.
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Address: Dionysiou Areopagitou st (opposite the Acropolis)
Website: www.theacropolismuseum.gr
| The archaeological museum of Kerameikos |
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The Kerameikos has been the city’s cemetery from the 12th century BC up to the Roman Times.
The Kerameikos is really easy to reach, since it is located at 148 Ermou Street. Despite it central location, this site is between the greenest of Athens. The museum displays stalae, sculptures, vases and figurine found on the site and around it.
Address: Ermou st, 148
Phone: (+30) 210 34 63 552
| The Numismatic Museum |
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This amazing museum houses some 60,000 coins, from the ancient Greek world till the modern times as well as weights, lead stamps, medals and precious stones.
There are also ten thousand volumes devoted to the special field of numismatics, to its history, the seals and to archaeology.
Address: Panepistimiou ave, 12
Phone: (+30) 210 36 43 774
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| Benaki Museum |
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This is the private collection of Antoine Benaki, composed by Bronze Age finds, works of El Greco, the famous Cretan painter, ecclesiastical furniture and many other collections.
It is housed in a wonderful neoclassical house.
Address: Vasilisis Sofias ave and Koubari st, 1
Phone: (+30) 210 36 71 000
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| Jewish Museum |
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The Jewish Museum of Greece is found close to Syntagma square, Athens and its aim is to preserve all the history and the culture of the Greek Jews through time.
Address: Nikis st, 39
Phone: (+30) 210 32 25 582
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| Municipal Gallery |
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The Municipal Gallery of Athens is housed in a Neoclassical building in the centre of the town. It includes many interesting paintings and frequently organizes exhibitions.
Address: Pireos st, 51, Koumoundourou square
Phone: (+30) 210 32 31 841
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of international jewellery studies. It also exhibits the marvellous creations of Ilias Lalaounis, a famous Athenian jeweller and goldsmith, elected member to the French Academy des Beaux-Arts.
Address: Kariatidon and Kalisperi st, 12, Makrigianni district
Phone: (+30) 210 92 21 044
| The Stoa of Attalos |
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The museum is located in the Agora, inside the famous Stoa of Attalos. This actual Stoa is a reproduction of the original that was built by King Attalos II of Pergramum around 150 B.C.
The collection of the museum is very interesting and diverse as it includes finds from the wells, deposits, burials, workshops and sanctuaries, clay, bronze, bone, ivory, and glass objects, sculptures, coins, pottery, inscriptions, clay lamps, pottery of the Byzantine period and the Turkish occupation, amphoras, and also architectural parts of the Upper Stoa.
Address: Adrianou st, 24
Phone: (+30) 210 32 10 185
| The Goulandris Foundation Museum of Cycladic Art |
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This museum is a private collection of Cycladic art and Ancient Greek art of great importance housed in a beautiful house.
The Cycladic collection is a marvel of over 350 objects of the central Aegean Area, like marble sculpture and figurines or pottery, all dated between 3200 and 2000 B.C.
The Ancient Greek Art Collection includes artefacts from the Bronze Age to the Roman times: pottery, terracotta figurines, sculpture, metal and glass ware and jewellery.
Address: Neofytou Douka st, 4
Phone: (+30) 210 72 28 321
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| The Planetarium |
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It is one of the best planetariums in the world and was established with the testament of Eugene Eugenidis, a Greek ship owner and benefactor, who wanted to create an institution that would educate Greek young people in the sections of technology and science.
The Athens Digital Planetarium counts on a large scale cinema projection system, which displays images over an area that is ten times bigger than a regular cinema room.
Address: Syngrou ave, 387
Phone: (+30) 210 94 69 600
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| Children's Museum |
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The Children Museum is found in Plaka, the oldest neighbourhood of Athens, and its aim is to offer an enjoyable and educational experience to our children. Parents and grandparents can accompany the children. There the children will have the opportunity to play and learn together.
Address: Kydathineon 14, Plaka
Phone: (+30) 210 33 12 995-6
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| Tactual Museum |
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This is one of the 5 tactual museums of the world, especially made for blind people. People can actually touch the exhibits, which are copies of famous works of art.
Address: Doiranis st, 198, Kallithea
Phone: (+30) 210 94 15 222
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