Museum of the Ancient Agora (24 Adrianou, Athens tel. 210 3210185) The Museum of the Ancient Agora is housed in the restored building of the Stoa Attalos which dates back to the 2nd century BC and it was a gift from the king of Pergamum Attalus II to the Athenians. The Museum's exhibit includes
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National Archaeological Museum (Tositsa 1 National Archaeological Museum tel. 210 8217724) It is located between Patision, Tositsa and Stournara streets and is the largest and richest of all Greek museums and one of the most important in the world, especially for the study of ancient Greek art. The
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(tel. 210 5543470, 210 5546019, 210 3251744) The Archaeological Museum of Eleusis houses the Ancient Greek and Roman finds from the excavations at Eleusis and the ancient temples of the area. The Museum was built in the year 1889 according to the plans of the architect Ioannis Moussi, and contains
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Kerameikos Museum (Ermou 148, Athens) The Kerameikos Museum is located at the end of Ermou Street, in the SW. side of the fence of the archaeological site. It is a small one-story building with 4 rooms and an inner courtyard, built with a donation from Gustav Oberlander, to house the findings of the
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(114 Plataion, Vranas, Marathon tel. 22940 55155) In the exhibition of the Archaeological Museum of Marathon, through the findings of the excavations, the history of the area from prehistoric times to the Roman period is presented. The visitor has the opportunity to come into contact with the
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(31 Charilaou Trikoupi, Piraeus tel. 210 4521598, 210 3213122) In the Archaeological Museum of Piraeus, the visitor comes into contact with the history of the city, which in ancient times enjoyed great prosperity both as a commercial center of the eastern Mediterranean and as a naval station of
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New Acropolis Museum (15 Dionysiou Areopagitou, Athens 11742 tel. 210 9000900) The museum visitor, after crossing the vestibule of the ground floor and passing through the ticket cancellation machines, is in front of the first exhibition space of the Acropolis museum. In the spacious hall with the
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Acropolis Museum (2-4 Makryiannis Street, Athens) The Acropolis Museum is located in the SE corner of the sacred rock itself. The first building was built between 1865 - 1874 in order to house the findings of the first after the release of research on the Acropolis. The excavations of Kawerau
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Botanical Museum The Botanical Museum of the National Garden is housed in the "small pavilion" of Queen Olga located inside the National Garden of Athens. It is said that the neoclassical style building was built based on plans by Panagiotis Kalkos (1810-1878). The architect worked in the service of
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Byzantine Museum (22 Bas. Sofias, Athens tel. 210 7232178) It is housed in the mansion of the Duchess of Placentia (22 Vas Sofias Ave.), which is a building from 1848, made by the renowned architect Kleanthi. The museum was founded in 1914, but its inauguration took place in 1930. It consists of the
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Geological and Paleontological Museum (Athens Campus) It was founded as a "Physiographic Museum" in 1835 by the private scientific "Society Physiographic" under Karl Franz, permanent professor of the Othonia University. It then included collections of zoology, botany, geology and mineralogy. In 1858
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Cycladic Museum (4 Neofytou Douka Street, 106 74 Athens tel. 210 7228321-3) The Museum of Cycladic Art was founded in 1986 and houses works of Cycladic and Ancient Greek Art by Nikolaos and Ekaterinas Goulandris. It is dedicated to the study and dissemination of Aegean culture, from the prehistoric
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Cycladic Museum (Daily Life) (4 Neofytou Douka Street, 106 74 Athens tel. 210 7228321-3) The permanent exhibition "Scenes from Daily Life to Antiquity", presented on the 4th floor of the Museum of Cycladic and Ancient Greek Art, invites the visitor on a brief journey through space and time. Starting
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Goulandris Museum of Natural History (13 Levidou Street, Kifisia, Athens 210 8015870) It was founded in 1964 by Niki and Angelos Goulandris, when the word "environment" had not yet acquired its current meaning, with the initial aim of researching the Greek flora. Later, the research areas were
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National Gallery and Museum of Alexander Soutzou (Michalakopoulou 1 & Vas. Konstantinou 50 Athens tel. 210 7235857) The National Gallery was founded in 1900 and in 1954 it was merged with the A. Soutzou bequest. He settled in the newly built building at the corner of Vas. Sofias and Vas.
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National Historical Museum (Stadiou 13, Athens, tel. 210 3237617) It was officially founded in 1926 and since 1962 it has been housed in the current building of the Old Parliament, which is the work of the French architect Boulanger. In 10 rooms on the ground floor, historical objects of medieval
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Museum of Greek Folk Art ( 17 Kydathinaion Plaka Athens ) It is housed in the restored building at 17 Kydathinaion Street in Plaka. It was founded in 1915, but until 1973 it was located in the Mosque of Monastiraki square, where today the folk pottery collection is located. The Museum of Greek Folk
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Epigraphic Museum (Ermou 148 Athens tel. 210 3463552) The first efforts to collect ancient Greek inscriptions began in 1829 in Aegina, with the creation of the first post-liberation museum. In 1893 this collection together with the Acropolis inscriptions became part of the National Archaeological
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Theater Museum ( Spiritual Center of the Municipality of Athens Akadimias 50 Athens tel. 210 3621601 ) It is housed on the ground floor of the Spiritual Center of the Municipality of Athens. It was founded in 1938, but its inauguration took place in 1977. It includes photos of actors and
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Kanellopoulos Museum It is located in the neoclassical building at the corner of Theorias and Panos streets, at the N. foot of the Acropolis. It was donated in 1972 to the state by Pavlos Kanellopoulos and inaugurated in 1976. The museum exhibits objects from all eras and all expressions of Greek
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Folk Art Museum of the Municipality of Athens ( 18 Hyperidou Athens ) It is housed in a beautiful neoclassical building and is one of the last works (1927) of the architect Aristotle Zachos, who combined the architecture of his time with the Greek tradition, especially Macedonian architecture. The
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Eleftherios Venizelos Memorial Historical Museum (Vas. Sofias 68 Athens) It was founded in 1974 and is housed in the halls of the "Leschi Phileleftheron" building on Chr. Lada 2. On display are personal belongings of the great politician, family photos of the time, his coat, his cap, as well as the
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Benaki Museum It is located in the beautiful neoclassical building, at the corner of Vas. Sofias and Koumpari streets. Its creation is due to Antonios Emm. Benakis, who, after making the necessary changes in his father's house, placed his personal collections there, and finally donated them to the
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Currency Museum (Eleftheriou Benizelou (University) 12, Athens tel. 210 3643774) The first efforts to collect coins began after the liberation, in Aegina. Little by little, with continuous donations, purchases and excavations, the collection was enriched and in 1942 it became part of the National
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Gallery of the Municipality of Athens (Koumoundourou Square, Athens) It was inaugurated in 1974 and housed in the halls of the Spiritual Center and later in the former Municipal Nursery. It includes approximately 2,000 works of painting, engraving and sculpture by great artists, such as Parthenis,
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War Museum (2 Rizari St., Athens tel. 210 3231841) It is housed in the newly constructed building on Vas. Sophia Avenue and was opened to the public in July 1975, with the purpose of displaying the media, "trophies" and other memorabilia of wars waged by the Greek nation from prehistoric times to
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Museum of the City of Athens (7 Paparigopoulou Street, Athens) It is housed in the neoclassical mansion on Paparrigopoulou street that belonged to Stamatis Dekozis Vouros and was used as Othon's first palace. The three large rooms on the ground floor exhibit paintings and other objects, as well as
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Collection of Folk Ceramics V. Kyriazopoulos ( Areos 1 Monastiraki Athens ) It is housed in the Mosque of Monastiraki square which is a building of the 18th century. It was founded in 1975 with a donation from Professor V. Kyriazopoulos and is an annex of the Museum of Greek Folk Art. It includes
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VRANAS - THE MUSEUM The archeological museum with appropriate lighting, recently renovated (2004) with infrastructure for our fellow citizens with special needs includes interesting finds such as: Neolithic pottery from the cave of Panos Proto-Cycladic pottery from the cemetery at Tsepi Objects from
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