Monument + Museum
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| Museum of Popular Instruments 1 Diogenous Street, Plaka, Athens, 105 56 |  |
The objects of the Museum and Research Centre, as stated in the foundation charter, are as follows: 1) The collection, maintenance and display of popular musical instruments and generally of any material contributing to ... more
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| Museum of Greek Folk Art 17 Kydathineon Street, Plaka, 105 58 | |
This endearing small museum showcases dazzling embroideries and costumes from all over the country. Seek out the small room with zany frescoes of gods and heroes done by the eccentric artist Theofilos Hadjimichael, who p... more
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| National History Museum 13 Stadiou Street, Athens, 105 61 |  |
THE OLD PARLIAMENT BUILDING The building is an architectural jewel in the centre of Athens and one of the most historic buildings of the city. This neo-classical building was the first permanent residence of the Greek Pa... more
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| Archaeological Museum of Piraeus 31 Harilaou Trikoupi, Piraeus, Athens, 185 36 | |
The statues had been hidden for safekeeping in a warehouse in the port just before the destruction of 88 BC. The museum’s collection also includes important sculptures from the Temple of Cybele in Moschato, gravest... more
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| Nautical Museum of Greece Akti Themistokleous Street, Zea Harbour, Piraeus, Athens, 999-20 | |
The gift shop is small but offers a selection of jewelry, books, booklets, and other items. Many of the books and booklets are in Greek, but there are a few in other languages as well.
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| Museum of the History of Athens University 5 Tholou Street, Athens, 105 56 | |
One of Plaka's largest mansions housed Athens University during the 19th century. Today, it is used as the university museum, where a collection of 19th-century mementoes is...
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| Numismatic Museum 12 Panepistimiou Street, Athens, 106 71 | |
The walls inside are decorated with wall paintings copying Pompeian themes and the finds of Schliemann at Troy and Mycenae. With many activities, such as scientific and informative publications (in printed as well as ele... more
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| Ilias Lalaounis Jewellery Museum 12 Karyatidon - Kallisperi street, Athens, 117 42 | |
The Ilias Lalaounis Jewelry Museum (ILJM) is a centre for international jewelry studies. On permanent display are the creations by Ilias Lalaounis, an Athenian jeweler and goldsmith, elected member to the French Academie... more
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| Athinais Cultural Centre 34-36 Kastorias Street, Votanikos, Athens, 104-47 | |
This cultural centre is inside a former silk factory. Among its features is an art gallery containing a permanent exhibition of contemporary Greek art. The gallery will also host temporary exhibitions with works by forei... more
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| Spathario Museum of Shadow Theatre Vasilissis Sophias, Maroussi, Athens, 151 24 | |
Spatharis and his Karagiozis have never ceased to appear all over the world: at the Festival of Mediterranean Theatre in Lyon, Nuremberg and Marigny (France 1985 and 1986), in Sweden, in the Alps and in Ravenna (Italy 19... more
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