ATHENS MUSEUMS

(🗓Available on opening days & hours of each museum) Your Licensed Guide will travel you to the past through the collections of a wonderful museum. Make a choice NATIONAL ARCHAEOLOGICAL MUSEUM ( 3 hours)* Opening hours from Nonember 1st 2015: Monday: 13:00 - 20:00 Tuesday to Sunday: 09:00 - 16:00 The…

THE NEW ACROPOLIS MUSEUM In 1833, the Turkish garrison withdrew from the Acropolis. Immediately after the founding of the Greek State, discussions about the construction of an Acropolis Museum on the Hill of the Acropolis began. A small building was therefore built fr this purpose, which was used untill 2007.…

BYZANTINE & CHRISTIAN MUSEUM OF ATHENS The history of the BCM begins before the statute that brought it into being in 1914, and is closely linked to the history of the Christian Archaeological Society (ChAE), which was founded in 1884.museums” which would serve as a “model Museum throughout the East”.…

THE HELLENIC MOTOR MUSEUM OF ATHENS   Hellenic Motor Museum (ΗΜΜ) occupies 3 floors in Capitol Mall and is located in downtown Athens. The visitor can admire masterpieces of the automotive industry, experience the driving speed of F1 in the F1 simulator, and drive through an old car workshop with…

  Opening hours from Nonember 1st 2015: Monday: 13:00 - 20:00 Tuesday to Sunday: 09:00 - 16:00 The National Archaeological Museum is closed on 25 - 26 December, 1 January, 25 March, Orthodox Easter Sunday and 1 May. Admission fee: 10€ Reduced fee: 5€ Free entrance: visitors under 18 years old…

CYCLADIC ART MUSEUM OF ATHENS The Museum of Cycladic Art is dedicated to the study and promotion of ancient cultures of the Aegean and Cyprus, with special emphasis on Cycladic Art of the 3rd millennium BC. It was founded in 1986, to house the collection of Nicholas and Dolly Goulandris Since…

Numismatic Museum - Iliou Melathron The Numismatic Museum is situated on Panepistimiou (Eleftheriou Venizelou) Street close to Syntagma Square. It is housed in the Iliou Melathron (Palace of Ilion), the house of the famous German archaeologist Heinrich Schliemann (1822-1890) who excavated Troy (ancient Ilion) and Mycenae. The museum was founded…

THE CENTRE OF STUDY OF TRADITIONAL POTTERY The Centre of the Study of Traditional Pottery, also known as the Museum of Traditional Pottery, is situated on 4-6 Melidoni Street in Kerameikos. The museum owes much to the inspirational work of Betty Psaropoulou. Over many years, she acquired a large collection…