Athens Museum GuideMany 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 MuseumsThe 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 Keramikos ancient Cemetery Museum Stoa of Attalos Museum Ancient Greek Agora
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. |
ARCHAEOLOGICAL SITES AND MUSEUMS IN GREECE |
Note: Museums and archaeological sites are closed on the following public holidays: New Year's Day, 25 March, Good Friday, Easter Day, 1 May, Christmas Eve and Christmas Day. On other holidays such as Ash Monday and Good Saturday, museums have abbreviated hours. |
SITES |
OPENING HOURS |
CLOSED |
ACROPOLIS
ARCHAELOGICAL SITE |
MON-SUN:08.00-19.00 |
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ACROPOLIS
MUSEUM |
TUE-SUN:08.00-19.00
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ATHENS
NATIONAL ARC MUSEUM |
MON:08.00-19.00
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ACROPOLIS
STUDY CENTRE |
DAILY:8.30-15.00 |
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ANCIENT
AGORA & TEMPLE OF HEPHAESTUS |
TUE-SUN:830.-14.30 |
MONDAYS |
ATHENS
CITY MUSEUM |
MON-WED-FRI-SAT-SUN |
TUE-THU |
BENAKI
MUSEUM |
TEMPORARILY CLOSED |
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BYZANTINE
MUSEUM |
TUE-SUN:08.00-14.30 |
MONDAYS |
CENTRE
OF FOLK ART AND TRADITION |
DAILY: 09.00-13.00
& 17.00-21.00 |
MONDAYS |
DIONYSUS
THEATRE |
DAILY: 08.00-19.00 |
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ELEFTHERIOS
VENIZELOS MUSEUM |
TUE-SUN:10.00-13.00&18.00-20.00 |
MONDAYS |
EPIGRAPHICAL
MUSEUM |
TUE-SUN:08.00-14.30 |
MONDAYS |
GREEK
FOLK ART MUSEUM |
TUE-SUN:10.00-14.00 |
MONDAYS |
GREEK
POPULAR MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS |
TUE-SUN:10.00-14.00
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MONDAYS |
ILLIAS
LALAOUNIS JEWELERY MUSEUM |
MON,THU,FRI,SAT,SUN
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TUESDAYS |
KANELLOPOULOS
MUSEUM |
TUE-SUN:08.00-14.00 |
MONDAYS |
KERAMIKOS
ARC SITE & MUSEUM |
TUE-SUN:08.00-14.30 |
MONDAYS |
MUS
OF HISTORY OF THE GREEK COSTUME |
MON,WED,FRI:10.00-13.00 |
TUE.THU,SAT,SUN |
NATIONAL
HISTORICAL MUSEUM |
TUE-SUN:08.00-14.30 |
MONDAYS |
NATURAL
HISTORY MUSEUM |
SAT-SUN:09.00-14.00 |
MON-FRI |
MUSEUM
OF CYCLADIC ART |
MON-FRI:10.00-16.00
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TUE,SUN |
NUMISMATIC
MUSEUM |
TUE-SUN:08.00-14.30 |
MONDAYS |
PHILATELIC
MUSEUM |
MON-FRI:08.00-14.00 |
SAT,SUN |
ROMAN
FORUM |
TUE-SUN:08.00-14.30 |
MONDAYS |
TEMPLE
OF THE OLYMPIAN ZEUS |
TUE-SUN:08.00-14.3 |
MONDAYS |
TRAIN
MUSEUM |
FRIDAYS:09.00-13.00
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WAR
MUSEUM OF GREECE |
TUE-FRI:09-14.00
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MONDAYS |
CHILDREN'S MUSEUM & ARCHEOLOGICAL SITES |
HELLENIC CHILDREN'S
MUSEUM |
MON-WED:09.30-13.30
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TUE,THU |
MUSEUM OF GREEK
CHILDREN'S ART |
DAILY :10.00-14.00
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MONDAYS |
MUSEUM & ARCEOLOGICAL SITES OF PIRAEUS |
ARC MUSEUM OF PIREAUS
|
TUE-SUN:08.00-14.30 |
MONDAYS |
MARITIME MUSEUM
|
TUE-FRI:09.00-14.00
|
MONDAYS |
MUSEUM & ARCEOLOGICAL SITES OF ALL OVER GREECE |
CORINTHOS MUSEUM tel: 0741 31207 |
DAILY:08.00-19.00 |
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ANCIENT CORINTHOS tel: 0741 314430 |
DAILY:08.00-19.00 |
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ARC SITE OF MIKINES tel: 0751 76585 |
DAILY:08.00-19.00 |
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EPIDAVROS MUSEUM tel: 0753 22009 |
MONDAYS: 12.00-17.00
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ARC SITE OF EPIDAVROS tel: 0753 22587 |
DAILY:08.00-19.00 |
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PALAMIDI tel: 0752 28036 |
DAILY:08.00-19.00 |
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NAFPLIO MUSEUM tel: 0752 27502 |
DAILY:08.00-14.30 |
MONDAYS |
MUSEUM OF OLYMPIA tel: 0624 22742 |
TUE-SUN:08.00-19.00
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ARC SITE OF OLYMPIA tel: 0624 22517 |
MON-FRI:08.00-19.00
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ARC SITE & MUSEUM OF MISTRAS tel: 0265 82313 |
DAILY:08.00-19.00 |
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DELFI MUSEUM tel: 0265 82313 |
TUE-SUN:08.00-19.00
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DELFI ARCHEOLOGICAL SITE |
DAILY:08.00-19.00 |
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ARC SITE OF DODONI |
DAILY:08.00-17.00 |
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ARC SITE OF VERGINA |
DAILY:08.00-19.00 |
MONDAYS |
MUSEUM OF VERGINA |
TUE-SUN:08.00-19.00
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ARC SITE OF DION tel: 0351 53206 |
DAILY:08.00-19.00 |
MONDAYS |
MUSEUM OF DION tel: 0351 53206 |
TUE-SUN:08.00-19.00
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ARC MUSEUM OF THESSALONIKI tel: 031 830538 |
TUE-SUN:08.00-19.00
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DILOS SITE & MUSEUM tel: 0289 22325 |
DAILY:08.00-14.30 |
MONDAYS |
KNOSSOS(KRITI) tel: 081 231940 |
DAILY:08.00-19.00 |
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IRAKLIO MUSEUM tel: 081226092 |
TUE-SUN:08.00-19.00
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