Athens

Technopolis is a well known venue for cultural shows, exhibitions and concerts in the Gazi area of Athens. It is also home to the Industrial Gas Museum. The Technopolis Industrial Gas Museum This museum gives a fascinating insight into a short lived technological period. It helped transform Athens from pre-independence ramshackle village, to  a modern city.  Before … Read more

The Haridimos Shadow Puppet Museum in Athens, is a museum that keeps an important part of Greek cultural history alive. Karagiozis Shadow Puppet Shows were both pre-television era entertainment, and a way for Greeks to subtly poke fun at the ruling Ottoman empire. Anyone from the UK will instantly think of Punch and Judy.  About Greek Shadow Puppet Theatre … Read more

The Makronisos Political Exile Museum, is one of two political exile museums in Athens. It is by far the most shocking and moving museum in Greece that I have visited so far. Read on to find out more. Visiting the Museums of Political Exiles in Athens There are two museums based on the subject of political … Read more

On discovering that there was a political exile museum in Athens, I immediately wanted to find out more. Political exiles? What was this all about? As I researched, I came to realise that there is a little known, buried part of the history of modern Greece. It’s a part of history which even many Greeks do not … Read more

The Museum of Cycladic Art in Athens, is one of the most interesting museums in Greece. It contains a collection of artifacts ranging from 4000BC to 600AD. The most distinctive of these, are the instantly recognisable Cycladic figurines. Read on to find out more about the Museum of Cycladic Art. If you are spending any time in Athens, … Read more