Explore Byzantine and Christian Museum

The Byzantine and Christian Museum of Athens is one of the most fascinating national museums you can visit. In order to gather, research, preserve, and display the Byzantine and Post-Byzantine cultural legacy in the Hellenic region, the organization was founded in the early 20th century (1914).

The Byzantine and Christian Museum, which had been housed in the Neo-Renaissance Villa Ilissia since 1848, debuted in 1914 and underwent renovations in time for the 2004 Summer Olympics. Sculptures, icons, frescoes, jewels, pieces of architecture, religious robes, manuscripts, books, and mosaics are among the mesmerizing collection.

You’ll get to know its landmark events, like when Christianity was made legal by Constantine, and Roman power shifted from Rome to Constantinople in the 4th century. The museum also studies the decline of Byzantine power, and how Venetian-controlled territories with cosmopolitan populations helped lay the path for the Renaissance in Europe.

Opening hours: From November to March the opening hours are from 08:30 - 15:30 (09:00 - 16:00 for the major ones) and are extended during the summer ( April - October )

Entrance fee: 4€ November through March, 8€ April through October.