Attica
Athens Prefecture
Athens

National Museum of Contemporary Art

The National Museum of Contemporary Art, is a national museum focused on exhibiting contemporary Greek and international art in . It was established in October 2000.
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  • Opening hours:
    Tuesday—Wednesday and Friday—Sunday: 11:00 AM—7:00 PM
    Thursday: 11:00 AM—10:00 PM
  • Email: protocol@emst.gr
  • Type: Museum
  • Description: museum in Athens, Greece
  • Also known as: “EMST”, “National Museum of Contemporary Art (Athens)”, “National Museum of Contemporary Art Athens”, “National Museum of Contemporary Art in Athens”, “National Museum of Contemporary Art, Athens”, and “National Museum of Contemporary Arts”
  • Address: Καλλιρόης, Αθήνα, 11743

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is a southeast neighbourhood of , .

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is a neighborhood in downtown , .

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Makrygianni or Makriyanni is a neighborhood of , . Also known as , it is located in the south side of and bounded between the avenues Dionysiou Areopagitou and Syngrou.

National Museum of Contemporary Art

Latitude
37.96304° or 37° 57′ 47″ north
Longitude
23.7253° or 23° 43′ 31″ east
Elevation
170 metres (558 feet)
Open location code
8G95XP7G+64
Open­Street­Map ID
way 241550163
Open­Street­Map feature
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Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­museum
Geo­Names ID
12212358
Wiki­data ID
Q3038298
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In Other Languages

From Armenian to Urdu—“National Museum of Contemporary Art” goes by many names.
  • Armenian: “Ժամանակակից արվեստի ազգային թանգարան (Աթենք)”
  • Armenian: “Ժամանակակից արվեստի ազգային թանգարան”
  • Dutch: “Nationaal Museum voor Moderne Kunst”
  • French: “Musée National d’Art Contemporain d’Athénes”
  • French: “musée national d’art contemporain d’Athènes”
  • French: “Musée national d’art contemporain d’Athènes”
  • French: “Musée national d’art contemporain”
  • French: “Musée National d’Art Contemporain”
  • German: “EMST Museum für Zeitgenössische Kunst”
  • German: “EMST”
  • German: “Nationales Museum für Zeitgenössische Kunst”
  • German: “Εθνικό Μουσείο Σύγχρονης Τέχνης”
  • German: “ΕΜΣΤ”
  • Greek: “Εθνικό Μουσείο Σύγχρονης Τέχνης”
  • Greek: “ΕΜΣΤ”
  • Polish: “Muzeum Narodowe Sztuki Współczesnej”
  • Russian: “Национальный музей современного искусства (Афины)”
  • Russian: “Национальный музей современного искусства в Афинах”
  • Russian: “Национальный музей современного искусства”
  • Serbian: “Nacionalni muzej savremene umetnosti (Atinа)”
  • Serbian: “Nacionalni muzej savremene umetnosti Atinа”
  • Serbian: “Nacionalni muzej savremene umetnosti u Atini”
  • Serbian: “Εθνικο Μουσειο Συγχρονης Τεχνης”
  • Serbian: “ΕΜΣΤ”
  • Serbian: “Атински национални музеј савремене уметности”
  • Serbian: “Национални музеј савремене уметности (Атина)”
  • Serbian: “Национални музеј савремене уметности Атина”
  • Serbian: “Национални музеј савремене уметности у Атини”
  • Serbian: “НМСУ”
  • Urdu: “نیشنل میوزیم آف کنٹیمپریری آرٹ، ایتھنز”

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