Frissiras Museum

Frissiras Museum is a contemporary painting in , . Its permanent collection consists of around 4000 paintings and sculptures by Greek and other European artists on the subject of the human form.
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  • Email: info@frissirasmuseum.com
  • Type: Museum
  • Description: contemporary art museum in Greece
  • Also known as: “Frisiras museum”, “Frysiras museum”, “Fryssiras museum”, “Mouseio Phrysira”, and “The Frissiras Museum”
  • Address: Μονής Αστερίου 7, Αθήνα
  • Wheelchair access: no

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Parthenon and Greek Folk Art.

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The is a former temple on the , Greece, that was dedicated to the goddess Athena. Its decorative sculptures are considered some of the high points of classical Greek art, and the is considered an enduring symbol of ancient Greece, Western civilisation, and democracy. is situated 530 metres west of Frissiras Museum.

Museum
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The Museum of is a museum in , . The museum was founded in 1918 as the Museum of Greek Handicrafts in the in , which later became the National Museum of Decorative Arts and in 1959 it obtained its current name.

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The , also known as the Olympieion or Columns of the Olympian Zeus, is a colossal temple in the centre of , now in ruins. It was dedicated to "Olympian" Zeus, a name originating from his position as head of the Olympian gods. is situated 300 metres south of Frissiras Museum.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Plaka and Anafiotika.

Quarter
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Pláka is the old historical neighborhood of , clustered around the northern and eastern slopes of the , and incorporating labyrinthine streets and neoclassical architecture.

Neighborhood
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is a scenic tiny neighborhood of the center of , part of the old historical neighborhood called . It lies on the northeast side of the .

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is the capital city of with a metropolitan population of 3.6 million inhabitants based on ELSTAT Census but with undocumented population it reaches 5.2 million.

Frissiras Museum

Latitude
37.97206° or 37° 58′ 19″ north
Longitude
23.73257° or 23° 43′ 57″ east
Levels
3
Open location code
8G95XPCM+R2
Open­Street­Map ID
way 177282540
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­museum
Open­Street­Map attribute
wheelchair=­no
Wiki­data ID
Q5504730
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In Other Languages

From Dutch to Spanish—“Frissiras Museum” goes by many names.
  • Dutch: “Frissiras Museum”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “متحف فريسيراس”
  • Greek: “Μουσείο Φρυσίρα”
  • Spanish: “Museo Frissiras”

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