Museums in Athens

Ancient Agora of Athens

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

Byzantine & Christian Museum

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

War Museum Athens

National Archaeological Museum

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

Basil & Elise Goulandris Foundation

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

Stoa of Attalos - Museum of the Ancient Agora

Rebuilt ancient structure once a gathering place & market, now a museum housing Athenian artifacts.

Museum of Illusions Athens

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

Museum of Cycladic Art

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

National Historical Museum - Old Parliament House

Exhibits on modern Greek history spanning art, weapons & documents, in the Old Parliament building.

Benaki Museum

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

National Museum of Contemporary Art Αthens (ΕΜΣΤ)

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

Benaki Museum - Pireos

Numismatic Museum of Athens

Museum opened in 1834 housing a collection of coins & medals from antiquity through the modern era.

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.

Hellenic Motor Museum

Heaven for car fans with 110 rare and iconic vehicles, plus an F1 simulator displayed on 3 floors.

National Gallery - Alexandros Soutsos Museum

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

Acropolis Museum

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

Museum of Ancient Greek Technology Kotsanas

Small museum on Ancient Greek technology, with reconstructed, interactive machines & guided tours.

Botanical Museum of the National Gardens

Herakleidon Museum

Interactive science center & museum featuring replicas of ancient Greek machines & global art.