Athens

The National Glyptotheque Museum in Athens houses a collection of modern Greek sculpture. Based in a unique location on a former ‘Army Park’, it is something of a hidden oasis right in the middle of Athens. Read on to find out about what you can expect to see, and why it makes a good place to spend a pleasant afternoon. The National … Read more

The Herakleidon Museum in Athens consists of two buildings. The main building houses a permanent interactive exhibition aimed towards students and teachers. The Annex building houses temporary exhibitions. This article focuses on the annex building of the Herakleidon Museum in Athens. An article covering the main building will be written at a later date. The … Read more

The Frissiras Museum in Athens, is the only museum for contemporary European painting in Greece. Located in the Plaka area of Athens, the Frissiras Museum houses rotating exhibitions, featuring contemporary European artists. Visiting Frissiras Museum in Athens As part of my quest to visit every museum in Athens, Greece, I dropped by the Frissiras Museum … Read more

The Museum of Islamic Art in Athens, is located in the ancient Kerameikos area. The museum is run by the Benaki Museum foundation, and displays hundreds of examples of art from the Islamic world. The collections are housed in a neo-classical building, and give an interesting insight into the development of art in the Islamic … Read more

The Ilias Lalaounis Jewelry Museum is the only modern jewelry museum in Athens, and one of just a few in the world. Here’s all about it. About the Jewelry Museum in Athens, Greece The Lalaounis museum on Kallisperi Street in Athens has permanent exhibitions which showcase the designs of Ilias Lalaounis covering a 60 year … Read more