Athens Municipal Gallery
The Municipal Gallery of Athens is a museum in Athens, Greece. It houses a rich collection of nearly 3,000 works from leading 19th- and 20th-century Greek artists.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Museum
- Description: art museum
- Also known as: “Dimotiki pinakotheke Athinas” and “Municipal Gallery of Athens”
- Address: Παναγή Τσαλδάρη (Πειραιώς) 51, Αθήνα, 10553
- Wheelchair access: yes
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Parthenon and Koumoundourou Square.
Parthenon
Photo: Elena Tatiana Chis, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Parthenon is a former temple on the Athenian Acropolis, Greece, that was dedicated to the goddess Athena. Its decorative sculptures are considered some of the high points of classical Greek art, and the Parthenon is considered an enduring symbol of ancient Greece, democracy, and Western civilization. Parthenon is situated 1¼ km southeast of Athens Municipal Gallery.
Temple of Hephaestus
Photo: Dennis G. Jarvis, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Temple of Hephaestus or Hephaisteion, is a well-preserved Greek temple dedicated to Hephaestus; it remains standing largely intact today. It is a Doric peripteral temple, and is located at the north-west side of the Agora of Athens, on top of the Agoraios Kolonos hill. Temple of Hephaestus is situated 580 metres south of Athens Municipal Gallery.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Keramikos and Metaxourgio.
Keramikos
Neighborhood
Photo: George E. Koronaios, CC0.
Kerameikos also known by its Latinized form Ceramicus, is an area of Athens, Greece, located to the northwest of the Acropolis, which includes an extensive area both within and outside the ancient city walls, on both sides of the Dipylon Gate and by the banks of the Eridanos River.
Metaxourgio
Neighborhood
Photo: C messier, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Metaxourgeio or Metaxourgio, meaning "silk mill", is a neighbourhood of Athens, Greece. The neighbourhood is located north of the historical centre of Athens, between Kolonos to the west and Plateia Vathi to the east, and north of Kerameikos.
Psyri
Neighborhood
Photo: Badseed, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Psyri or Psiri or Psyrri or Psirri is a gentrified neighbourhood in Athens, Greece, today known for its restaurants, bars, live music tavernas, and small number of hotels.
Athens Municipal Gallery
- Categories: art museum, building, tourism, and tourist attraction
- Location: Athens, Athens Prefecture, Attica, Greece, Balkans, Europe
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Latitude
37.98086° or 37° 58′ 51″ northLongitude
23.7214° or 23° 43′ 17″ eastOpen location code
8G95XPJC+8HOpenStreetMap ID
way 219472242OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=museumOpenStreetMap attribute
wheelchair=yesWikidata ID
Q1576793
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Spanish—“Athens Municipal Gallery” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “Galeria Municipal d’Atenes”
- Dutch: “Municipal Gallery of Athens”
- German: “Kommunale Galerie Athen”
- Greek: “Δημοτική Πινακοθήκη Αθηναίων”
- Greek: “Δημοτική πινακοθήκη Αθήνας”
- Greek: “Παλιά Πινακοθήκη Δήμου Αθηναίων”
- Greek: “Πινακοθήκη Δήμου Αθηναίων”
- Italian: “Galleria municipale di Atene”
- Russian: “Городская галерея в Афинах”
- Spanish: “Galeria Municipal de Atenas”
- Spanish: “Galería Municipal de Atenas”
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