Museums & Antiquities
So you know about the Acropolis Museum and the Parthenon, but Athens has plenty more cultural sites worth visiting. You won’t want to miss The Byzantine Museum, Greek National Opera or family-friendly Technopolis. If you've already ticked off all the must-see sights in Athens, check out our selection of unusual museums, and click through for even more antiquities and attractions.
History Museums
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National Archaeological Museum
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Museum of Cycladic Art
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Athens Olympic Museum
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Museum of the Ancient Agora
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Museum of Modern Greek Culture (MNEP)
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Museum of Greek Folk Musical Instruments
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The Acropolis Museum
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The Byzantine and Christian Museum
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Numismatic Museum
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Athens City Museum
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National Historical Museum
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The Goulandris Museum of Natural History
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The Epigraphic Museum
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The Jewish Museum of Greece
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War Museum
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The Kotsanas Museum of Ancient Greek Technology
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Museum of the History of the Greek Costume
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Piraeus Archaeological Museum
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The Hellenic Maritime Museum
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Museum of Traditional Greek Pottery
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National Bank of Greece Historical Archives
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Floating Naval Museum - Battleship Averoff
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The Canellopoulos Museum
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Plato Academy Digital Museum
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Ai Stratis Political Exiles Museum
Art Museums
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National Gallery
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National Museum of Contemporary Art Athens (EMST)
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Basil and Elise Goulandris Foundation
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Maria Callas Museum
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The Benaki Museum of Greek Culture
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Alekos Fassianos Museum
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The Benaki Museum: Pireos 138
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MOMus-Museum Alex Mylona
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Yannis Tsarouchis Foundation Museum
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The Benaki Museum: Ghika Gallery
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B&M Theocharakis Foundation
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Museum of Folk Art & Tradition
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The G. Gounaropoulos Museum
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Vorres Museum
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The Benaki Museum of Islamic Art
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The Yiannis Pappas Studio
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Municipal Art Gallery of Athens
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The Frissiras Museum
Unusual Museums
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The Tactual Museum
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The Benaki Toy Museum
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Museum of Illusions
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The Hellenic Motor Museum
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The Industrial Gas Museum
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The Hellenic IT Museum
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Spathario Museum of Shadow Theatre
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The Hellenic Children’s Museum
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Ilias Lalaounis Jewellery Museum
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The Museum of Greek Children's Art
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The Katakouzenos House Museum
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The Herakleidon Museum
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Museum of Mineralogy and Petrology