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Top Tips
Bring ID to qualify for student, senior citizen or EU discounts.
For the most popular museums, try to go early to beat the crowds.
Archaeological Museums
National Archaeological Museum The world's foremost repository of ancient Greek
artefacts in an enormous neoclassical building. ( Click here )
Acropolis Museum Art and finds from the Acropolis shine in this spacious, superbly cur-
ated gem. ( Click here )
Museum of Cycladic Art Equally an art museum, with minimalist , ancient Cycladic
sculptures that inspired Picasso and Modigliani. ( Click here )
Ancient Agora Museum Study the history of democracy and Athenian civic life. ( Click
here )
Cultural Museums
Benaki Museum This expansive private collection brings together precious works from
all over Greece and the Ottoman Empire. ( Click here )
Museum of Islamic Art A Benaki annexe housing exquisite examples of Islamic art and
culture. ( Click here )
Kanellopoulos Museum Peruse everything from vases to icons and jewellery in a Plaka
mansion. ( Click here )
Greek Folk Art Museum The main site and its annexes put Greek secular and religious
art on show: from embroidery to pottery, weaving and puppets. ( Click here )
Jewish Museum A small, beautifully displayed collection tracing the history of Greece's
Jewish population. ( Click here )
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