Category: Museums
Originally the home of Emmanuel Benakis, the Benaki Museum was handed over to Greece by his heirs after his death in 1929. Intended to house the collection of Emmanuel Benakis’ son Antonis, the Benaki Museum opened to the public in 1931. The building was constructed in 1867-1868 by Ioannis Peroglou, a wealthy merchant. The building then passed into the hands Read more…
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The Elefsina Archaeological Museum is housed in the archaeological site of Elefsina and is one of the first museums of the Greek state. It is currently not accessible to the public and will remain closed until 2022 for maintenance work. The building was constructed in 1890 with Germanos Kaveraus as architect. It was originally intended to house the archaeological finds Read more…
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Hellenic Motor Museum occupies 4.000 sqm. in a unique building in terms of architecture and design. Its exhibitions are dedicated to the evolution of the car and display more than 110 cars from the 19th and the 20th century. It is located in the heart of Athens, just a few minutes away from the National Archaeological Museum. Read more…
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The Kerameikos Archaeological Museum is located at the southwestern end and within the archaeological site of Kerameikos in Athens, towards the end of Ermou Street before its junction with Pireos Street, where the entrance is located. It is a parallelogram ground floor neoclassical building oriented east-west, on a small hill. In 1863, archaeologists began to house the vases and other Read more…
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Vision of the Museum is to promote the technological miracle of the Greek antiquity. Robotics and computers, steam-driven and gas propulsion, automotive and automatic navigation, automation and automation programming, telecommunications and encryption, geodesy and mapping, utilization of hydraulic and wind energy, the application of belt conveyance, gear pair and chain drive and many other sciences and techniques have been devised Read more…
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The Museum of Cycladic Art was founded in 1986 and hosts the collection of Cycladic and ancient Greek art that belonged to Nikolaos and Dolly Goulandris. The museum is mainly housed in a neoclassical building designed by Ioannis Vikelas and is located in the centre of Athens, at 4 Neophytou Doukas Street. In 1991 an extension was added to the Read more…