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Battleship Averoff

This late 19th century battleship has today been converted into a Naval Museum, showcasing the history of the Greek Navy and honouring the servicemen who died during naval engagements during its time of service, the first half of the twentieth century. Read_on (No Comments)

Benaki Museum

Housed in a beautiful neoclassical building, this reputable private Museum houses a vast collection of finds from Prehistoric down to early twentieth century Greece. Read_on (No Comments)

Byzantine and Christian Museum

Set in a beautiful building, surrounded by a serene courtyard –a leisurely outdoor stroll is a must- this Museum offers Read_on (No Comments)

Epigraphical Museum

This Museum houses the leading collection of ancient Greek inscriptions and it is the largest of its kind in the world. Decrees, tribute lists, records, all have their place in this interesting archival Museum. Read_on (No Comments)

Goulandris Museum of Cycladic and Ancient Greek Art

This small Museum is housed both in an appealing modern building as well as in a stunningly beautiful neoclassical edifice and Read_on (No Comments)

Herakleidon-Experience in Visual Arts

Herakleidon-Experience in Visual Arts
This excellent private Museum is housed in an attractive listed neoclassical building in the busy heart of the trendy Thissio district. Read_on (No Comments)

Ilias Lalaounis Jewelry Museum

This is a private non-profit foundation devoted to the historical development of the art of jewelry. It is located at the foot of the Acropolis, in a picturesque neoclassical building. Read_on (No Comments)

Islamic Art Museum

This recently opened annex of the Benaki Museum, housed in an elegant neoclassical building complex in the historic heart of Athens, Read_on (No Comments)

Jewish Museum

This is a historical and ethnographic Museum that aims to preserve, explore and present the material evidence related to the historic Jewish community in Greece. Read_on (No Comments)

Kerameikos Museum

Displays the important archaeological finds unearthed at the adjacent ancient Kerameikos cemetery, such as funeral urns, funerary monuments (‘stelai’) and pottery items, aptly illustrating the funerary customs of ancient Athenian society. Read_on (No Comments)

Museum of Contemporary Art

(as yet not housed at a permanent address –the building is due for completion by the end of 2009- but exhibitions take place in an array of various establishments as circumstances permit, mainly at the New Wing of the Athens Concert Hall). Read_on (No Comments)

Museum of Greek Folk Art

From the 17th century to the present, this Museum preserves, records, exhibits and presents the history and evolution of Greek folk art. Read_on (No Comments)

Museum of the Ancient Agora

Housed in the renovated ‘Stoa of Attalos’ (dating to 150BC) within the archaeological site of the Ancient Agora, it Read_on (No Comments)

Museum of the City of Athens / Vouros-Eutaxias Foundation

This Museum, inaugurated in 1973 by benefactors Lambros Eutaxias and his uncle Alexandros Vouros, is housed in the stately mansion Read_on (No Comments)

Museum of Traditional Musical Instruments

Housed in a simple neoclassical three-storey building in a serene quarter of Plaka, this Museum houses one of the foremost collections of traditional musical instruments in Europe. Read_on (No Comments)

National Archaeological Museum

National Archaeological Museum
The National Archaeological Museum is set in a characteristic hefty neoclassical building, designed by L. Lange and remodelled by P. Read_on (No Comments)

National Glyptotheque

This recently opened annex of the National Gallery holds its important Sculpture Collection, including works by acclaimed Greek and international artists of the 19th and 20th centuries. Read_on (No Comments)

National Historical Museum

National Historical Museum
Housed in the imposing historical building that was Greece’s first House of Parliament, this Museum tells the story of Greece Read_on (No Comments)

New Benaki Museum

New Benaki Museum
This recently opened annex to the Benaki Museum is situated in an ex-industrial and underprivileged strip spanning Piraeus Read_on (No Comments)

Numismatic Museum

Its exhibits include more than 600,000 coins spanning a period from antiquity to the early modern era. It is housed in the mansion Read_on (No Comments)

Postal and Philatelic Museum

Stamp lovers and collectors should not miss a visit to this Museum. Among its star exhibits are the printing plates of the first Read_on (No Comments)

Railway Museum

A haven for the railways aficionados, here you can feast your eyes on historic 19th century steam locomotives, historic tram trains, Read_on (No Comments)

Spyros Vassiliou Museum

A small museum near the Acropolis dedicated to the life and work of Greek artist Spyros Vassiliou. Paintings, woodcuts, posters and illustrations for book covers and records are among the works on display. Read_on (No Comments)

The National Gallery

Housing a collection of Greek art from the sixteenth century to the present, mainly spanning the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, Read_on (No Comments)

War Museum

Dedicated to the history and practice of warfare, it holds an important collection of war memorabilia from the Mycenaean Period up to present-day Greece, with special focus on the Second World War, the War in Korea and the Cyprus War. Read_on (No Comments)