Athens Museums

Do you long for Greek coins and paintings? There are many of them in the museums of Athens!

It is impossible to overestimate the importance of Greek culture for the history of mankind. A guided tour of the museums of Athens and Greece will allow you to appreciate its uniqueness and touch its origins. Visit the 24 museums of Athens and see everything with your own eyes! Learn more than all the books in the world will tell you!

Greece is a mysterious, amazing country of magical beauty with centuries of history.

Land of the sea and sandy beaches, Olympic gods and

unique sights.

Greek culture has evolved over many thousands of years, and to

Athens' museums can give you a glimpse into the unique culture of Greece, and the Greeks themselves can tell you about their architecture and sculpture.

architecture and sculpture, religion and literature, martial and fine arts.

In the capital of Greece there are more than 20 museums (archaeological, historical,

children's and folk art museums), all of which are worthy of being mentioned.

Many museums in Athens are listed as among the great museums of the world.

Popular museums of Athens:

The National Archaeological Museum, the main museum of Athens, which houses the many finds of archaeologists found in

Many of the exhibits are considered unique. The museum was founded in 1829 by Ioannis Kapodistrias, prime minister of Greece.

Kerameikos Museum is an archaeological museum, built in 1937 with donations from Gustav Oberländer.

Externally, the museum looks like a fairly spacious archaeological simple building,

but tourists are amazed by the sheer number of sculptural exhibits from the antiquity period

and ancient Greek pottery from the 5th to 4th centuries B.C. the centerpiece, the most famous

Dionysus the Bull is considered the most famous and important exhibit.

The Greek Children's Museum, a museum for and about children, opened privately in

1994, whose main activity is the organization of children's

activities, workshops and classes. The museum is dedicated to the creativity of children from 4 to

The museum has a playground and a library. The main exhibits are toys sent by children from Africa and drawings of children from Africa.

children from Africa, and drawings by children from Kalash, a Pakistani village.

Visiting this museum will be a real adventure for the little ones.

Museum in Athens: Where to go for an experience?

Those who are fond of collecting coins will love the Numismatics Museum.

Fans of handicrafts will be interested in the exhibits of the Museum of Greek Folklore

History of Greek Costume, and the Museum of the History of Greek Costume - History buffs should go to the Athens Archeological Museum and the Athens Archaeological Museum.

Historical Museum of Athens, and archaeologists will certainly be interested in the New Acropolis Museum.

And for those interested in theater, we recommend visiting the Athens

Theater Museum, which is also engaged in the study of Greek theater.

Among the museum's exhibits are the favorite stage costumes and personal belongings

Poets and novelists will be interested in a variety of Greek inscriptions in Latin.

Greek inscriptions in Latin and Hebrew from different historical eras,

which are in the Epigraphic Museum of Athens.

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