Museums · Gazi / Kerameikos

Benaki Museum of Islamic Art

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A collection of over 8,000 objects of Islamic art from Arabia, Persia, Egypt, North Africa, India and Spain, housed in restored neoclassical buildings at Agion Asomaton 22 and Dipylou 12 in Kerameikos. It closed to the public on 14 October 2024 for a redisplay originally announced as about ten months and was still reported closed a year later, so check before travelling.

Season

All year round

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  Ancient sites · Gazi / Kerameikos

  Kerameikos

  153 m

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  Neighbourhoods · Gazi / Kerameikos

  Kerameikos

  153 m

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  Museums · Monastiraki

  Museum of Illusions Athens

  340 m

• Eat & drink · Metaxourgeio / Kerameikos

  Seychelles

  344 m

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  Museums · Plaka

  Frissiras Museum

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  Museums · Plaka

  Jewish Museum of Greece

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  Museums · Makrygianni

  Acropolis Museum

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  Museums · Syntagma

  Athens City Museum – Vouros-Eutaxias Foundation

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These details come from public sources and may have changed — call ahead before you go. el.wikipedia.org · benaki.org · thisisathens.org