Museums of Athens
Athens is home to some of the most important world-class archaeological museums in the world:
The following list includes most museums of Athens. There is a link to the relevant pages for the museums we have dedicated a page to, while you'll find some basic information on the others, right here.
Centre of Folk Art & Tradition Angeliki Hatzimichali
6 Angeliki Hatzimihali St., Plaka, tel.: 210 324 3972 Formerly the house of folklorist Angeliki Hatzimihali (1895-1965) this quaint small mansion in Plaka showcases several objects of Greek folk craftsmanship such as embroidery, needlework, costumes and pottery, a collection of musical instruments as well as a library with books on regional folk arts and crafts. Epigraphical Museum of Athens
1 Tositsa St., Athens The Epigraphical Museum of Athens is unique in Greece and the largest of its kind in the world. Its collection comprises of 14,078, mostly Greek, inscriptions, from the early historical times to the Late Roman period, primarily from Greece. It is situated in the south wing of the National Archaeological Museum of Athens. The courtyards, lobby and four exhibition rooms are open to the public. The purpose of the museum is the scientific research, study, registration, protection, preservation, publication, photographic documentation and promotion of the ancient Greek inscriptions. The museum also aims to comprise photographic and impression archives and a specialized epigraphic library. Moreover, a digital catalog of the inscriptions has been constructed. The Museum organizes temporary exhibitions of ancient Greek inscriptions. Folk Art Museum
Dedicated to Greek folk art, such as embroidery, ceramics, shadow-theatre and wood-carving as they developed from the 17th c. onward, this museum is housed in three different locations, with a fourth major one expected to be ready soon, on Areos Street, close to the Monastiraki Square. Tzisdaraki Mosque 1 Areos St., Monastiraki Square Here you will see the fine Kyriazopoulos pottery collection. Bath-house of the Winds, 8 Kyristou St., Plaka The only public baths of old Athens surviving today, dating to the first period of the Turkish occupation (1453-1669). Latest Permanent Exhibition 22 Panos St., Plaka The current exhibition is "Men and Tools". Aspects of Labor in Pre-Industrial Society". http://www.melt.gr Heracleidon Museum of Science, Art & Mathematics
37 Apostolou Pavlou St., Thesseion tel.: 210 346 1981 www.herakleidon.org Kanellopoulos MuseumKanellopoulos Museum, Plaka
12 Theorias & Panos Sts., Plaka
tel.: 210 321 2313 odysseus.culture.gr The Kanellopoulos Museum was founded in 1976, following the donation of the private collection of Pavlos and Alexandra Kanellopoulos to the Greek state. It is housed in the neoclassical mansion of the Mihalea family. The collection consists of archaeological finds and works of art from the prehistoric era to modern times. Museum of the Ancient AgoraStoa of Attalos, Ancient Agora, Athens.
Athens War Museum
Vas. Sophias Ave and Rizari St. tel.: 210 725 2974 / 5 / 6 www.warmuseum.gr Lalaounis Jewelry Museum
12 Kallisperi St., Acropolis tel.: 210 922 1044 www.lalaounis-jewelrymuseum.gr A private museum, established by world-renowned Greek jeweler Ilias Lalaounis to showcase the history and craftsmanship of jewelry-making from the ancient times to modern day. Over 4,000 items in several collections, inspired by the art, and culture of Greece and the Mediterranean through the ages.
For a list of free PDF Guides of the major Greek museums, click here.
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