Arts & Culture in Athens

Mousouri Theatre

Lycabettus theatre

Dora Stratou Theatre

Ancient Agora of Athens

Famous landmark featuring the ruins of an ancient Greek gathering place & a museum with artifacts.

Theater Kolonou

National Gallery - Alexandros Soutsos Museum

Greek & European paintings, statues, engravings & installations from the 1400s to the present day.

Odeon of Herodes Atticus

Concerts & other performances are held at this restored stone theater constructed in 161 CE.

Benaki Museum

Former family mansion of an art collector, with displays on Greek culture from prehistory onwards.

Acropolis Museum

Ultramodern glass & steel museum housing ancient artifacts from the Acropolis archaeological site.

National Museum of Contemporary Art Αthens (ΕΜΣΤ)

Noted collection of Greek & international contemporary art housed in a sleek-design former brewery.

Acropol Theater

Museum of Cycladic Art

Museum featuring ancient Cycladic sculptures & artifacts, with kid-friendly activities & exhibits.

Byzantine & Christian Museum

Museum displaying frescoes, paintings, sculptures & artifacts from as far back as the 3rd century.

Kypseli City Market

Bright, casual shopping plaza offering a variety of retailers & services in airy quarters.

Roman Forum of Athens (Roman Agora)

The remains of this agora built by the Romans from 19-11 B.C. include columns & an octagonal tower.

Museum of Illusions Athens

Interactive, trick-of-the-eye rooms like a vortex tunnel & upside-down room, popular for selfies.

National Archaeological Museum

Neoclassical museum of Ancient Greek art & archaeology, with sculpture, metalwork, vases & jewelry.

Pallas Theater

Capacious 1930s auditorium staging drama, musicals & live shows ranging from jazz to ballet.

Alsos Theater

Basil & Elise Goulandris Foundation

Art gallery designed by architect I.M. Pei, with works by artists including Picasso, Monet & Degas.