List of museums in Greece
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Here are lists of some important museums and archaeological places or buildings that function as museums in Greece:
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[edit] Athens
- National Archaeological Museum of Athens
- Acropolis of Athens
- Acropolis Museum, Athens
- Benaki Museum
- National Gallery (Athens)
- New Acropolis Museum
- The Goulandris Museum of Natural History
- Ancient Agora of Athens
- Stoa of Attalos - Ancient Agora Museum
- Kerameikos, ancient cemetery of Athens
- National Historical Museum of Greece
- National Garden of Athens -Botanic museum
- The Goulandris Museum of Cycladic Art
- Temple of Olympian Zeus (Athens)
- Byzantine & Christian Museum
- The War Museum of Athens
- Panathinaiko Stadium
- Numismatic Museum of Athens
- Tactual Museum of Athens, Kalithea
- Museum of the city of Athens
- Frissiras Museum -Contemporary Greek & European Painting, Plaka
- Ilias Lalaounis Jewelry Museum
- National Museum of Contemporary Art
- Deste Foundation Museum, Acharnes
- Pieridis Museum of Ancient Cypriot Greek Art & Contemporary Art
- Postal & Philatelic Museum of Greece
- Jewish Museum of Greece, Plaka
- Hellenic Cosmos Children Museum, Tavros
- Athinais Culture Center, Votanikos
- Herakleidon Art Museum
- Spathario Museum -Shadows Theatre, Amaroussion
- Gaia Center, Natural history Kifissia
- The Benaki Islamic Art Museum of Athens
- The Benaki Museum of Toys, Games & Childhood
- The N. Chatzikiriakos-Gkikas Art Gallery
- Vorres Museum,Peania
- The Athens Uiversity Museum -Plaka
- Evgenidio Foundation, Amphithea
- Bernier-Iliadis Gallery Museum, Plaka
- Paul & Alexandra Kanelopoulos Museum
- Zoological Museum of the Univercity of Athens,Zografou
- Epigraphical Museum
- Museum of the Center for the Acropolis Studies
- Museum of Geology and Paleontology of the Athens Univercity -Zografou
- Skyronio Museum
- Marika Kotopouli Museum, Zografou
- Spyros Vasiliou Museum, Acropolis
- Railway Museum of Athens
- Ionian Bank Museum of Graphic Arts
- Municipal Gallery of Athens
- Psaropoulos Museum of Traditional Pottery
- Manos Chatzidakis Technopolis Museum,Ghazi
- Design Museum of the 20th Century,N.Filothei
- Emphietsoglou Gallery Museum,Anavryta
- Zoumboulaki Gallery Museum,Kolonaki
- Phenomenon Art Gallery Museum,Kefalari
- Museum of Children's Art in Plaka
- Museum of the History of the Athens University in Plaka
- Tsisdarakis Mosque Museum, Monastiraki
- Museum of Telecommunications in Kifissia
- Anthropological Museum in Goudi
- Eleftherios Venizelos Historical Museum
- Eleftherios Venizelos Foundation Museum
- Folk Art Museum of Acharnes
- Gounaropoulos Museum Zografou
- Paxinou-Minotis Museum,Plaka
- Ghiannis Tsarouchis Foundation Museum, Amaroussion
- Museum of Melina Merkouri Cultural Center,Thissio
- Museum of the Athens Cultural Center
- Panos Aravantinos Decor Museum
- Gennadious National Library Museum
- Museum of Greek Folk Art, Plaka
- Museum of Popular Music Instruments, Plaka
- Theatrical Museum of Greece
- Hellenic Historic Costumes Museum
- Hellenic Children's Museum, Plaka
- Cartoon Museum
- Syntagma Metro Station Archeological Collection
- Delta House Museum,Kifissia
[edit] Attica
- Sounion
- Daphni Monastery
- Marathon, Tomb of the Athenian Warriors
- Rhamnous
- Brauron
- Kaisariani Monastery
- Zygomalas Museum of Avlona
- Athens International Airport Archeological Collection, Spata
- Mineralogical Museum of Lavrion, Lavrion
- Archeological Museum of Lavrion, Lavrion
- Archeological Museum of Elefsis, Elefsis
- Archeological Museum of Marathon, Marathon
[edit] Piraeus
- Archaeological Museum of Piraeus
- Nautical Museum of Greece
- Historical Museum of Piraeus
- Municipal Art Gallery of Piraeus
- Greek cruiser Georgios Averof
[edit] Chania,Crete
- Archeological Museum of Chania,Saint Francis Monastery
- Maritime Museum of Crete
- Byzantine & Postbyzantine Museum of Crete
- War Museum of Chania
- Historical Museum of Crete
- Museum of the Monastery of Aghia Triada Tzaghaloron, Sfakia
- Museum of the Monastery of Chryssopighi, Kissamos
- Museum of the Monastery of Gonia, Rodopos
- Spilia Museum of Kissamos
- Eleftherios Venizelos Museum of Chalepa
[edit] Corfu
- Achilleion (Corfu)
- Antivouniotissa Byzantine Museum, Corfu
- Archaeological Museum of Corfu, Corfu
- Banknotes museum -Corfu
- Kapodistrias Museum
- Museum of Asian art of Corfu
- The Serbian Museum of Corfu
[edit] Ioannina
- Archeological Museum of Epirus
- Byzantine Museum of Ioannina, Old Castle
- Ioannina City Hall Museum
- Frontzos Museum of Epirus Folk Art
- Municipal Art Gallery of Ioannina
- Ethnographic Museum of Epirus
- Ethnographic Museum of the Ioannina University
- Museum of the Foundation for the Epirotic Studies
- Historical Museum of Ioannina, Lake Island
- Museum of Typography of the Ioannina University
- Soufari Saray Museum, Old Castle
- Museum of National Resistance
- Limnea Museum, DuLac Hotel
- 1912-1913 War Museum
- Pavlos Vrellis Museum of Hellenic History, Mpizani
- Averof Art Gallery of Metsovo, Metsovo
- Tositsa Baron Museum of Metsovo, Metsovo
- Museum of Perama Cave, Perama, Perama
- Agapios Tolis Ethnographic Museum, Kipoi Zagoriou
- Lazarides Museum of Koukouli, Koukouli
- Housein Sisko Museum of Konitsa, Konitsa
- Hamko Museum of Konitsa, Konitsa
- Ethnographic Museum of Pyrsoghianni
- Water Mill & Natural Museum of Bourazani, Bourazani
- War Museum of Kalpaki, Kalpaki
- Museum of the Water Mill of Paleopyrgos, Paleopyrgos
- Museum of the Water Mill of Sitaria, Sitaria
[edit] Iraklion (Heracleion)
- Cretaquarium-Thalassocosmos,Gouves,12 km east of Heraklion
- Archanes Archaeological Museum
- Museum of Agricultural History & Popular Art of Heracleion
- Heraklion Archaeological Museum
- Historical Museum of Crete
- Museum of The Saint Catherine's Monastery of Sinai
- Museum of The Aghios Matheos Monastery of Sinai
- Nikos Kazatzakis Museum, Myrtia
- Kothris Museum of Modern Art
- Museum of the Battle of Crete The National Resistance
- Museum of Cretan Ethnology, Voroi
- Lychnostatis Open Air Museum, Hersonissos
- Aquaworld Aquarium, Hersonissos
- Museum of The Koules Fortress, Old Port
- Museum of Visual Arts, Nymphon Street
[edit] Kozani
- Archeological Museum of Kozani
- Museum of the Vourkas Mansion
- Historical,Folk Art & Natural History Museum of Western Macedonia
- Museum of modern local history of Kozani
- Byzantine Museum of Kozani
- Museum of Lassanis Mansion
- Historical Museum of Kozani
- Ethnographic Museum of Ardassa
- Archeological Museum of Aiani
- Archeological Museum of Velvendos
- Ethnographic Museum of Vythos
- Folk Art Museum of Dilofo
- Ethnographic Museum of Eratyra
- Museum of the Macedonian Struggle, Chromio
- Ethnographic Museum of Krimini
- Ethnographic Museum of Emporio
- Ethnographic Museum of Mavrodendri
- Folk Art Museum of Pentalofos
- Paleontologic Museum of Perdikas
- Paleontologic & Ethnographic Museum of Ptolemais
- Archeological & Ethnographic Museum of Rodiani
- Byzantine & Ethnographic Museum of Servia
- Paleontological Museum of Siatista
- Botanic Museum of Siatista
- Archeological Museum of Tsotili
- Folk Art Museum of Skalochori
[edit] Larissa
- Archeological & Byzantine Museum of Larissa
- Municipal Museum of Contemporary Arts of Larissa
- Museum of the Folkart Foundation of Larissa
- Tiritomba Childhood Museum
- Municipal Art Gallery & Katsigra Museum
- Museum of Thessalian Theatre of Mylos, Larissa
- Archeological & Byzantine Museum of Agia
- Historical Museum of Agia
- Archeological Museum of Elassona
- Museum of the Olympiotissa Monastery, Elassona
- Museum of Natural History of Mount Olympus, Elassona
- Ecclesiastic Museum of Anatoli
- Historical Museum of the Battle of Sarantaporo, Sarantaporo
- Shwartz Museum of Ampelakia
- Historical & Folkart Museum of Ampelakia
- Archeological Museum of Farsala
- Museum of The Sparmos Monastery
[edit] Patra
- Archeological Museum of Patras
- Zoological Museum of the Patras University, Rio
- Folk Art Museum of Patras
- Fissini Street Archeological Collection
- Kordis Museum of Perithori
- Kanellos Museum of Ampelokipi
- Gholfinopoulos Museum of Ampelokipi
- Archeological Museum of Eghio
- Historical & Ethnographic Museum of Eghio
- Chatzidakis-Ghatsos Foundation Museum of Akrata
- Sait Aga Museum of Kato Achaia
- Municipal Museum of the Sacrifice of the People of Kalavryta, Kalavryta
- Historical Museum of The Aghia Lavra Monastery
- Ethnographic Museum of Lefkasio
- Achaia Klaus Museum, Petroto
- Popular Art Museum of Chalandritsa
- Ethnographic Museum of Kaletzi
[edit] Rethymno
- Fortezza Castle Archeological Museum
- Historical & Folk Art Museum of Rethymnon
- Kanakakis Municipal Art Gallery
- Frantzeskaki Museum
- Sea Life Museum of Rethymnon,Old Town
- Ecclesiastic & Byzantine Museum of Rethymnon
- Museum of the Rimondi Foundation
- Museum of the Arkadi Monastery
- Museum of the Preveli Monastery
[edit] Rhodes
[edit] Thessaloniki
- Thessaloniki Archaeological Museum
- Museum of Byzantine culture
- Thessaloniki Science Center & Technology Museum - NOESIS
- White Tower of Thessaloniki -Historical & Byzantine Art Museum
- State Museum of Contemporary Arts
- Jewish Museum of Thessaloniki
- Photography Museum of Thssaloniki
- Cinema Museum of Thessaloniki
- Teloglion Foundation of Art
- Water Works Museum
- Technical Museum o Thessaloniki
- Goulandris Natural History museum of Thesaloniki
- The Sports Museum of Thessaloniki
- Macedonian Museum of Contemporary Art
- Hagios Demetrios
- Museum of the Macedonian Struggle
- Historical Center Museum
- National Bank Museum of the Cultural Center of Northern Greece
- Municipal Art Gallery
- Art Gallery of the Society of Macedonian Studies
- Music Museum of Macedonia Macedonia
- Design Museum of Thessaloniki
- Museum of Prehistoric Antiquities in Kalamaria
- Ethnological & Folkart Museum of Macedonia & Thrace
- Macedonian Historical Museum
- Museum of the Cultural Foundation of the Greeks of Diaspora
- Museum of the Macedonian Art Society
- Museum of Ancient Greek,Byzantine & Postbyzantine Instruments
- Museum of the Aristotle Univercity of Thessaloniki
- Ataturk Museum
- Historical Museum of the Balkan Wars, Gefyra
- Plaster Casts Museum of Aristotle University of Thessaloniki
- Museum of the Battle of Lahanas
- Museum of the National Center of Maps & Cartographic Heritage
- Railway Museum of Thessaloniki
- War Museum of Thessaloniki
[edit] Volos (Magnesia) & the Sporades
- Archaeological Museum of Volos
- Modern History Museum of Volos City
- National Railway Museum of Greece, Railway Station of Volos
- Tsalapatas National Museum of Industrial History
- Silk Museum, Nea Ionia, Magnesia
- Olive Museum of Volos, Panthessaliko Stadium
- Zogia Museum Gallery
- Alexander K.Damtsas Museum
- Kitsos Makris Folklore, Ethnographic Museum
- Athanasios Koutroumbas Insect Museum
- Folklore Art Museum of Lyceum of Volos Greek Women
- Christopoulos N. Traditional Shipyard and Art Collection
- Municipal Art Gallery of Volos
- Archeological Museum of Almyros
- Archeological Collection of Skiathos, Skiathos
- Kistsos Makris, Anavros
- Museum of Folkart & History of Pilion, Makrinitsa
- Theofilos Museum of Anakasia
- Zoghia Art Museum of Anakasia
- Papadiamantis House Museum of Skiathos, Skiathos
- Ethnographic Museum of Pilion, Chorto
- Kokoslis Museum of Argalasti
- Hellenic Museum of Zagora
- Zafiriou Cultural Museum of Aghios Onoufrios
- Ioannidis Museum of Aghios Georghios Nileas
- Ethnographic Museum of Milees
- Ecclesiastic Museum of Aghia Marina, Kissos
- Despotiko Museum of Portaria
- Museum of Photography of Skoplos, Skopelos
- Ethnographic Museum of Skopelos
- Rigas Fereos Museum,Velestino
- Vaitsis Myseum of Makrinitsa
- Historical & Ethographic Museum of Alonnisos Alonnisos
- Museum of the Sea of Volos, Achileio
[edit] Other Museums nationwide
- Abdera Archaeological Museum, Abdera
- Aegean Maritime Museum, Lesbos
- Agios Kerykos Archaeological Collection Ikaria
- Agios Nikolaos Archaeological Museum, Agios Nikolaos
- Archaeological Museum of Agrinion, Agrinio
- Aiane Archaeological Museum, Aiane
- Aegina Archaeological Museum, Aegina
- Aigion Archaeological Museum, Aigion
- Aitoloakarnania Folklore Museum
- Almyros Archaeological Museum, Almyros
- Amphipolis Archaeological Museum, Amphipolis
- Ancient Corinth Archaeological Museum, Corinth
- Andros Archaeological Museum, Andros
- Andros Maritime Museum, Andros
- Andros Museum of Modern Art, Andros
- Argos Archaeological Museum, Argos
- Argostoli Archaeological Museum, Argostoli
- Arta Archaeological Collection, Arta
- Arta Folklore Museum of "Skoufas" Association, Arta
- Astros Archaeological Museum, Astros
- Astypalaia Archaeological Museum, Astypalaia
- Averoff Gallery, Metsovo
- Bassae, Messinia
- Basket knitter museums of the Romas
- Brauron Archaeological Museum, Markopoulo Mesogeias
- Chios Museum of Byzantine and Post-Byzantine Art, Chios
- Chios Archaeological Museum, Chios
- Corinth Historical & Folklore Museum, Corinth
- Delos Archaeological Museum, Delos, near Mykonos
- Delphi Archaeological Museum, Delphi
- Dimitsana Open-air Water Power Museum, Dimitsana
- Dion Archaeological Museum, Dion
- Distomon Archaeological Collection, Distomon
- Dispilio Lakeside Neolithic Settlement Archaeological Collection, Dispilio
- Epidaurus Archaeological Museum, Epidaurus
- Eretria Archaeological Museum, Eretria
- Florina Archaeological Museum, Florina
- Florina Byzantine Museum, Florina
- Florina Museum of Modern Art, Florina
- Fossilized Forest of Lesbos Museum of Natural History, Lesbos
- Hippocratic Museum, Kos
- Karditsa Folklore Collection "Karagouna"
- Kastoria Byzantine Museum, Kastoria
- Kastoria Folklore Museum, Kastoria
- Kavala Archaeological Museum, Kavala
- Kilkis Archaeological Museum, Kilkis
- Komotini Archaeological Museum, Komotini
- Komotini Byzantine Museum, Komotini
- Komotini Folklore Museum, Komotini
- Lamia Archaeological Museum, Lamia
- Museum of the History of the Holy City of Mesolongi, Mesolongi
- Museum of Cretan Ethnology, Vori, Crete
- Mykonos Archaeological Museum, Mykonos
- Mykonos Folklore Collection, Mykonos
- Mystras Archaeological Museum, Mystra
- Mytilene Archaeological Museum, Lesbos
- Nauplion Archaeological Museum, Nauplion
- Naxos Archaeological Museum, Naxos
- Nemea Archaeological Museum, Nemea
- Olympia Archaeological Museum, Olympia
- Polygyros Archeological Museum, Polygyros
- Petrified Forest of Lesvos, Lesvos
- Poros Archaeological Museum, Poros, Greece
- Samothrace Archaeological Museum, Samothrace
- Sitia Archaeological Museum, Sitia, Crete
- Sparta Archaeological Museum, Sparta
- Spetses Archaeological Museum, Spetses
- Vergina
- Veroia Archaeological Museum, Veroia
- Veroia Byzantine Museum, Veroia
- National Museum of Education, Veroia
