List of the museums of Athens

-Museum of Cycladic Art of Athens.

This museum is devoted to the study and promotion of ancient Greek art with a special interest in the prehistoric art from the Cycladic islands.

Address: 4 Neophytou Douka street, Athens.

Website of the museum

-Museum of Greek Children’s Art, Athens.

Permanent exhibition of painting and tri-dimensional artwork by children up to 14 years old from all over Greece. Its also has a collection of toys donated by the organization “ Save the children”.

Address: Kodrou Street 9, Athens

website: http://www.childrensartmuseum.gr/

-National Archaeological Museum of Athens.

The national archeological museum ranks among the top museums in the world. Its impressive collection of ancient greek art is housed in a beautiful neoclassical building.

Address: 44 Patision avenue, Athens.

website: http://www.namuseum.gr/wellcome-en.html

-Benaki Museum

The oldest museum of Athens is finally open after 5 years of renovation. The Benaki museum recently opened two new annexes for Islamic and modern art.

Main Exhibition Building: 1 Koubari sreet & Vas.Sofias Avenue.

Museum of Islamic Art: 22 Ag. Asomaton street & 12, Dipilou street.

Address: Pireos Street Annex (modern art):138 Pireos & Andronikou

website: http://www.benaki.gr/index.asp?lang=en

-Museum of Palaeontology & Geology of Athens.

The history of the Museum starts in 1858. It all begun with the donation of the collections of the Natural History Society to the University of Athens.

Address: Faculty of Geology and Geoenvironment

Panepistimiopolis

15784 Zografou

website: http://paleo-museum.uoa.gr/

-The Paul and Alexandra Canellopoulos Museum, Athens.

The collection contains over 6.000 artifacts of the Ancient Greek Civilization covering a span of almost 5000 years.

Address: Θεωρίας 12, Πλάκα

website: http://www.pakanellopoulosfoundation.org/

-Museum of Keramikos, Athens.

The museum of Keramikos is situated in the archaeological site of Keramikos. The entrance fee is both for the museum and the site. The Museum is open Tuesday to Sunday, 8:00 am to 3:00 pm, entrance is €2.

Address: 148 Ermou Street, 105 62, Athens.

-Byzantine and Christian Museum, Athens.

Tuesday-Sunday: 08.00 -15.00

General admission: 4 €

Discount: 2 €

Free admission: under 18 years old

Address: Address: 22 Vas. Sofias Ave., 106 75 Athens

website: http://www.byzantinemuseum.gr/

-Numismatic Museum, house of the famous archaeologist, Heinrich Schliemann.

Address: Iliou Melathron, El. Venizelou (Panepistimiou) 12, GR-106 71 Athens

website:http://www.nma.gr/

-Acropolis Museum

The Museum of Acropolis is the newest Museum of Athens. Its building is a modern one covered mostly with glass that allows the natural light to lighten the statues and relieves of Acropolis.

Address: Διονυσίου Αρεοπαγίτου 15, Athina 117 42, métro Akropolis.

Website:http://www.theacropolismuseum.gr/

-Museum Alex Mylona – Macedonian Museum of Contemporary Art

Address: Αγίων Ασωμάτων 5, Θησείο 10554.

website:http://mouseioalexmylona.blogspot.gr/

-B&M Theocharakis Foundation for the Fine Arts and Music

Tel: +30-210-3611206

info@theocharakis-foundation.gr

Adress: 9, Vassilissis Sofias Avenue & 1, Merlin Street

106 71, Athens, Greece

website: http://www.thf.gr/default.aspx?lang=en-US&page=1

-Frissiras Museum, Athens.

Paintings of contemporary artists both Greek and foreigners.

Address: 3 & 7, Monis Asteriou, Plaka, Athens, Greece

tel: +30 210 3234678, +30 210 3316027

email: info@frissirasmuseum.com

http://www.frissirasmuseum.com/

-Public Gallery of Athens.

The gallery is located in the area of Metaxourgio. The gallery is housed in an old neo-classical building of the 19th century. The visitor can enjoy the extended collection of paintings from famous Greek painters of the 19th and mostly the 20th century.

Address: Leonidou & Myllerou, Athens 10436

Admission: Free entrance

Website: http://www.cityofathens.gr/

-Design Museum of the 20th Century, Athens.

Address: 4-10 Patmou Street, 15123 Maroussi

Admission: free entrance

E-Mail: info@designplaza.gr

Phone: (+30) 210-6850611

Website: http://www.designplaza.gr/

-The National Art Gallery and Alexander Soutzos Museum.

Address: 1 Michalakopoulou Str., 11601 Athens

Admission: 6,50 €

E-Mail: secretary@nationalgallery.gr

Phone: (+30) 210.7235937

Website: http://www.nationalgallery.gr/

-National Museum of Contemporary Art, Athens.

Address: 17 - 19 Vas. Georgiou & Rigilis Str.

Website: http://www.emst.gr/EN/Pages/default.aspx

-Hellenic Motor Museum

Address: 3rd September, 33 - 35 Ioulianou & Patission Str, 104 33, Athens

Tel: +30 210 8816187

e-mail : info@hellenicmotormuseum.gr

Website: http://www.hellenicmotormuseum.gr

'Athens Railway Museum

Address: 4, Siokou str., 104 43 Athens

Admission: free

E-Mail: press@osenet.gr

Phone: (+30) 210-210.5246580

Website: http://www.ose.gr/

-National Historic Museum, Athens.

The National Historic Museum is located in the old Parliament building of Athens since 1960. The museum has assembled various artifacts from the Post-Byzantine years until the Greek –Italian war of the 1940-41.

Address: Stadiou 13, Athina, metro Syngtagma.

tel: 210-3237617

-Museum of Greek Folk Art (Panos Str. Building)

Address: Kidathineon 17 Athina.

Tel: 210-3229031

Website: http://www.melt.gr/

-The Jewish Museum of Greece.

Founded in 1977. Its goal is to collect and exhibit artifacts related to the presence of Jewish in Greece.

Address: Nikis 39, Athens 105 57

Tel.: 210 32 25 582

E-mail: info@jewishmuseum.gr

http://www.jewishmuseum.gr/