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Museum of Cycladic Art, Athens

One of the most special museums in Athens is devoted to the ancient Aegean and Cyprian cultures, with a special section featuring Cycladic art...

Benaki Museum, Athens

Antoni Benaki (1873-1954), from the prestigious Greek family that lived in Alexandria, Egypt for a time, opened the Benaki Museum in...

Technopolis, Athens

The district of Gazi offers a feel of a completely different Athens, which makes a visit to the area a must. The neighbourhood owes its name to the former gas factory...

The New Acropolis Museum, Athens

Having opened in 2009, the new Acropolis Museum is the most impressive - and the most controversial - modern-day cultural structure to be built...

The Gagosian Gallery, Athens

The Gagosian Gallery is one of the most influential institutions of modern and contemporary art in the world. Founded in 1979 in New York...

Benaki Museum Cultural Centre, Athens

The city of Athens is not the darling of contemporary architects; perhaps that's exactly one of the reasons why Athenians speak of the new extension of the Benaki ...