Athens Museums
Visit some of the famous museums in Athens like Acropolis Museum, National Archaeological Museum, Museum of Cycladic Art, Benaki Museum, Museum of the Ancient Agora and many more.
All the Athens museums are famous worldwide owing to the rich cultural, and scientific history of the Ancient Greeks, Byzantines, and Ottoman Acquisition. There are more than 70 museums in Athens that narrate the history of Greece through unique artifacts, artworks, sculptures, and objects. The objects date back to the prehistoric period, Bronze Age of Greece, Byzantine, and Post-Byzantine Eras. Most of these museums hold artifacts found during the historical excavations of archaeological sites. One such museum is the Acropolis Museum which displays objects found beneath Acropolis Temple. Another Museum to feature such old collections is the National Archaeological Museum of Athens. It even presents the Ancient Egyptian collection alongside the prehistoric era dating to the times as old as the Neolithic period
Coming to the modern era of Greece, the Athens War Museum is all about the martyrs of the country’s Independence War. Another modern museum is the Kotsanas Museum of Ancient Greek Technology which displays replicas of the greatest of Ancient Greek inventions. It is one of the best museums in Athens that lets you witness the World’s oldest Analog Computer and the hydraulic Alarm Clock of Plato. Some other popular museums include the Benaki Museum, the Byzantine and Christian Museum, the National Historical Museum, the Museum of the Ancient Agora, the Athens City Museum, etc.
