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Byzantine and Christian Museum

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Established
  
1914

Website
  
www.byzantinemuseum.gr

Phone
  
+30 21 0723 1570

Type
  
Byzantine Art museum

Opened
  
1848

Byzantine and Christian Museum

Location
  
Vassilissis Sofias Avenue, Athens, Greece

Address
  
Leoforos Vasilissis Sofias 22, Athina 106 75, Greece

Hours
  
Closing soon · 9AM–5:30PMThursday9AM–5:30PMFriday9AM–5:30PMSaturday9AM–5:30PMSunday9AM–5:30PMMondayClosedTuesday9AM–5:30PMWednesday9AM–5:30PM

Public transit access
  
Evangelismos metro station

Similar
  
Benaki Museum, National Archaeological Museum, Goulandris Museum of Cycladic, Acropolis Museum, Numismatic Museum of Athens

Profiles

The Byzantine and Christian Museum (Greek: Βυζαντινό και Χριστιανικό Μουσείο) is situated at Vassilissis Sofias Avenue in Athens, Greece. It was founded in 1914 and houses more than 25,000 exhibits with rare collections of pictures, scriptures, frescoes, pottery, fabrics, manuscripts and copies of artifacts from the 3rd century AD to the late medieval era. It is one of the most important museums in the world in Byzantine Art. In June 2004, in time for its 90th anniversary and the 2004 Athens Olympics, the museum reopened to the public after an extensive renovation and the addition of another wing.

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Byzantine and christian museum


Visitor information

The gallery is situated on Vassilissis Sofias Avenue 22, down the street from the Hilton Athens. It can be reached with the Athens Metro at the Evangelismos station.

References

Byzantine and Christian Museum Wikipedia