Athens Greece Museum Guide

Athens Museum Guide

Many Athenian Museums and museums all over Greece are free on Sundays, and closed Mondays or Tuesdays. EU Students get a discount if they have their student card. Using your still camera is allowed in Greek museums but not with the flash. They wont say why, but I figure its because, if they let everybody use a flash, then they couldnt charge people doing books and commercial work a fee.

Major Museums

The National Archeological Museum 44 Pattision St., Monday hours 12:30 to 7 p.m., April-Oct., Tuesday-Friday 8 am -7 p.m., Sat,Sun, and holidays 8:30-3 p.m. Admission, 8 Eu., students 1/2 off. Free Sundays.

The War Museum 26 Vassilias Sophias St., 725-2975, T-Sun 9-2, Free. Ancient to modern weapons, great maps! Free.  I like this museum a lot!

The Byzantine Museum 22 Vassilias Sophias St., Tel:723-1570, hours: Tu.-Sun 8:30-2:45, Admission Goulandris Museum of Cycladic and Ancient Greek Art 4 Neophytou St., Tel:722-8321, Hours: mon and wed-fri.:10-4. Sat 10-3 Admission

The Acropolis Museum the Acropolis.Days-hours: The winter opening hours are valid from 1-01-2003 to 31-03-2003: Tuesday-Sunday 08.30-15.00, Monday 10.00-15.00 Telephone +30-210-32.14.172, 32.36.665, 92.38.724 Fax: +30-210-92.39.023

Keramikos ancient Cemetery Museum
The Oberlander Museum, 148 Ermou St. Athens 11859 Greece. Tel: 210-346-3552. Daily except Monday. Hours: 8:30-2-30pm Fee.

Stoa of Attalos Museum Ancient Greek Agora
The long Builidng with the columns in the Agora enclosure.

The National Gallery 50 Vassilias Sofias St.,Tel: 723-5857, Hours: Mon. & W-Sat. 9-3, Sun:10-2. Admission. Modern Greek and International paintings and sculpture.

The Benaki Museum Vassilias Sophias St., near Kolonaki with a nice cafe on the roof. Admission.

The Children's Art Museum 9 Kodrou St., Plaka. Greek kids paintings. Tu.-Sat. 10 am to 2 p.m. Sun.11 am to 2 pm.

The Children's Museum 14 Kidatheneon, Plaka, odd hours, Tel: 3312-995. Free.

The Jewish Museum 39 Nikis St., Plaka. Tel: 3225-582 M-F:9am to 2 pm, Sun:10 am to 2pm, closed Sat. Fee. Traces Jewish history in Greece, very interesting.

Greek Folk Art Museum 17 Kidatheneon St., Plaka, Tel: 3229-031, Sun-Fri: 10 am to 2 p.m.

The National Historical Museum 13 Stadiou St., the Old Parliament Bldg., Free Sunday,closed Monday, Tu..-Sun: 9am to 2 p.m. Fee. Excellent museum about the War of Independence from the Turks.

Numismatic Museum 12 Panepistimiou St., near Syntagma, this museum is housed in Heinrich Schlieman's oppulent and interesting mansion. He discovered Troy among other things. If you're interested in old coins its excellent. Closed Mondays, free Sundays. 8 am to 2:30 pm. Admission.

Museum of Popular Musical Instruments 1-3 Diogenous St., Plaka. Old and new Greek instruments including the bag pipes! Mon - Fri 10 am to 2pm, except Wednesdays: 12 noon to 6 pm, closed Mondays, Free!

Theatrical Museum, 50 Academias St., near Syntagma, M-F: 9am to 2:30pm, free unless you are Greek. Closed on weekends.