Benaki’s Museum of Islamic Art

Benaki’s Museum of Islamic Art is a museum in , , which is located on Αγίων Ασωμάτων. Benaki’s Museum of Islamic Art is situated near , as well as near .
benaki.gr
+30 210 325 1311
  • Opening hours: Thursday–Sunday 10:00 AM–6:00 PM
  • Email: islamic_collection@benaki.gr
  • Type: Museum
  • Description: museum in Thiseio, Athens
  • Also known as: “Benaki Museum of Islamic Art”, “Islamic art museum (Benaki)”, “Islamic collection, Benaki museum”, “Museum of Islamic art of Athens”, and “Συλλογή Ισλαμικής τέχνης μουσείου Μπενάκη”
  • Address: Αγίων Ασωμάτων 22, Αθήνα, 10553

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Parthenon and Temple of Hephaestus.

Photo: Elena Tatiana Chis, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The is a former temple on the… is situated 1 km southeast of Benaki’s Museum of Islamic Art.

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The or Hephaisteion… is situated 410 metres south of Benaki’s Museum of Islamic Art.

Synagogue
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The is an Orthodox Jewish… is situated 120 metres south of Benaki’s Museum of Islamic Art.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Keramikos and Thiseio.

Neighborhood
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Kerameikos, also known by its Latinized form…

Neighborhood
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or Thissio is a traditional neighbourhood…

Neighborhood
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or Psiri or Psyrri or Psirri is a gentrified…

Benaki’s Museum of Islamic Art

Latitude
37.97923° or 37° 58′ 45″ north
Longitude
23.72034° or 23° 43′ 13″ east
Levels
4
Wheelchair access
yes
Operator
Μουσείο Μπενάκη
Open location code
8G95XPHC+M4
Open­Street­Map ID
way 321114256
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­museum
Wiki­data ID
Q59165188
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In Other Languages

From Finnish to Slovenian—“Benaki’s Museum of Islamic Art” goes by many names.
  • Finnish: “Islamilaisen taiteen museo”
  • French: “Musée d’Art islamique”
  • Greek: “Μουσείο Ισλαμικής Τέχνης”
  • Greek: “Μουσείο Μπενάκη Ισλαμικής Τέχνης”
  • Italian: “Museo Benaki di arte Islamica”
  • Portuguese: “Museu Benaki de Arte Islâmica”
  • Slovenian: “Benakijev muzej islamske umetnosti”

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Highlights: Makronisos Museum and Exile Museum.

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