Museum of Folk Art and Tradition

Museum of Folk Art and Tradition is a museum in , which is located on Αγγελικής Χατζημιχάλη. Museum of Folk Art and Tradition is situated nearby to the theater building , as well as near the hostel .
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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Parthenon and Erechtheion.

Photo: Elena Tatiana Chis, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 420 metres west of Museum of Folk Art and Tradition.

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The or Temple of Athena Polias is an ancient Greek Ionic temple, on the north side of the , , that was primarily dedicated to the goddess Athena. is situated 420 metres west of Museum of Folk Art and Tradition.

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The near the Acropolis of was erected by the choregos Lysicrates, a wealthy patron of musical performances in the Theater of Dionysus, to commemorate the prize in the dithyramb contest of the City Dionysia in 335/334 BCE, of which performance he was liturgist. is situated 210 metres southwest of Museum of Folk Art and Tradition.

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 . It was the major cultural, political and religious centre of Classical Greece, a place that deeply influenced the course of Western civilization.

Museum of Folk Art and Tradition

Latitude
37.97265° or 37° 58′ 22″ north
Longitude
23.73119° or 23° 43′ 52″ east
Levels
2
Open location code
8G95XPFJ+3F
Open­Street­Map ID
way 834539464
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building=­yes
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tourism=­museum
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In Other Languages

“Museum of Folk Art and Tradition” goes by many names.
  • Greek: “Μουσείο Λαϊκής Τέχνης και Παράδοσης”

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