Museum of the History of the Greek Costume

Museum of the History of the Greek Costume is a special interest museum in Athens, Greece. It was inaugurated by the former Minister of Culture, Melina Mercouri, in 1988 and is part of the Lyceum Club of Greek Women, a non profit society founded in 1911.

Opening hours:
January 1st: closed
January: Monday—Friday 10:00 AM—2:00 PM
August: closed
March 25th: closed
January 6th: closed
December 25th—26: closed
May 1st: closed
October 25th: closed
public holidays: closed
Type: Museum
Description: museum in Athens, Greece
Address: Δημοκρίτου 7, Κολωνάκι, Αθήνα, 10671
Wheelchair access: no

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Parthenon and Numismatic Museum of Athens.

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, Western civilisation, and democracy. Parthenon is situated 1¼ km southwest of Museum of the History of the Greek Costume.

Numismatic Museum of Athens

Museum

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The Numismatic Museum of Athens is one of the most important museums in Greece and it houses a collection of over 500,000 coins, medals, gems, weights, stamps and related artefacts from 1400BC to modern times. Numismatic Museum of Athens is situated 220 metres southwest of Museum of the History of the Greek Costume.

Benaki Museum

Museum

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The Benaki Museum, established and endowed in 1930 by Antonis Benakis in memory of his father Emmanuel Benakis, is housed in the Benakis family mansion in Athens, Greece. Benaki Museum is situated 400 metres southeast of Museum of the History of the Greek Costume.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Akadimia and Athens.

Akadimia

Neighborhood

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Akadimia, literally "Academy", is a neighborhood in central Athens, Greece. Located directly north and slight west of Syntagma Square, it is bounded by Akadimias Street, Panepistimiou Street, Solonos Street and Stadiou Street.

Athens

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