Experts' Choice Award Greek Folk Art Museum
What the experts agree on
This intimate Plaka museum dazzles with vibrant embroideries, traditional costumes, and folk art spanning 350 years. Its thoughtfully arranged small rooms showcase authentic Greek craftsmanship in a charming 19th-century house.
“The Museum of Greek Folk Art is home to magnificent collections, dating from the mid-17C to the present day.”
– Michelin Guide
Fodor's "Focuses on folk art from 1650 to the present, with especially interesting embroideries, stone and wood carvings... and Karaghiozis (shadow player figures)." Full review
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Don't miss the room of uniquely fanciful landscapes and historical portraits
Lonely Planet "This superb collection gathers secular and religious folk art, mainly from the 18th and 19th centuries." Full review
Lonely Planet "As the name suggests, this museum takes a historical journey through a well-displayed collection of tools and machinery, spread out in a warren of small rooms in a stately early 19th-century Plaka house." Full review
Michelin Guide 1 Star
"This museum lets visitors admire the rich colours and designs of the embroideries... and the variety of traditional costumes." Full review
Let's Go "This small, quiet, and well-organized museum houses a collection of authentic Greek folk art, modest in size, but impressive in scope and quality." Full review
Frommer's "One of Athens' best small museums, full of dazzling costumes and the ornately embroidered linen." Full review
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Don't miss the small room with the exuberant frescoes of gods and heroes
