Byzantine And Christian Museum

One third of The museum was closed off with no apparent reason. The collection is of mixed quality and importance as well. In one hour you will have g.. Read more »one through all of it exhaustively

Beautiful museum rich in history and elegantly designed for ease of the visitor. Open, self-paced, and air conditioned.

The art here is absolutely beautiful! Unfortunately the experience is destroyed by employees literally following you and watching your every move. I’m.. Read more » ok with having people standing around but they literally follow you and do not take your eyes off you. Very disappointing.

Very interesting quiet museum! Must see for those who interested in Byzantine art.

Incredibly interesting museum -a must for those interested in the history of the Byzantine Empire/Eastern Roman Empire.

Good place for half a day. Byzantine and Christian art of all ages.

Well laid out museum showing a great variety of Byzantine art.

The Byzantine and Christian Museum (Greek: Βυζαντινό και Χριστιανικό Μουσείο) is situated at Vassilissis Sofias Avenue in Athens, Greece. It was found.. Read more »ed 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 Middle Ages. 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. The gallery is situated on Vassilissis Sofias Avenue 22, down the street from the Hilton Athens. It is housed in Villa Illision designed by Stamatios Kleanthis. It can be reached with the Athens Metro at the Evangelismos station.

Great history. Priceless treasures.

A fascinating insight into the Byzantine world, its faith and its art, leading to the emergence of modern day Greece. The interpretation material is w.. Read more »ell presented and easily readable, with plenty of artefacts to see. The coffee shop is pretty good too.

Excellent exciting. Very well laid out with good descriptions of exhibits.

wonderful collections of Byzantium art crafts on history. At the first floor have some exposition, at my time was one of Chinese art

Good overall experience. Nice spatial ambiance. Needs more work. Some of their employees were really rude.

A visit in time

Very interesting museum about Christian and Byzantine art and history. Wonderful collections of orthodox icons, one of the biggest in the world. Also,.. Read more » lots of cats enhance the charm of the beautiful garden.

A nice museum with a lot of information. While we enjoyed the museum, 12€ per person felt a bit much for the experience provided. There is not a lot o.. Read more »f variety in the presentation and the texts tend to stay fairly technical which is difficult to follow for someone without much background information. Since it was fairly empty employees from the museum followed our every step which also felt a bit strange.

Amazing museum. Underrated compared to other museums in Athens. Lots of information and a unique, very much appreciated way of exhibiting artworks. Th.. Read more »e additional exhibition of contemporary Japanese art was a nice bonus as well, though it was hard to find (perhaps because of the corona-measures). One slight point of critique, which goes for all Greek museums I have visited so far, is that it feels like you are being chased by the employees. Whenever you enter a room an employee stationed there not so subtly follows you around. This feels a bit weird is all.