Museums
Museums of Greece
752 museums with a page of their own, best known first: what they show, their famous works and how many people visit.
Archaeological museum171museums
Art museum57museums
Military museum23museums
Folk museum11museums
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Most visited museums
Visitors in the latest year on record, since 2015.
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1National Archaeological Museum of Athens
Athens, Attica
Archaeological museum · 1829
594k visitors12 famous works
2Acropolis Museum
Asteroskopeio, Attica
Archaeological museum · 2009
548k visitors12 famous works
3Heraklion Archaeological Museum
Heraklion, Crete
Archaeological museum · 1883
555k visitors10 famous works
5Archaeological Museum of Olympia
Archaía Olympía, West Greece
Archaeological museum · 1882
159k visitors10 famous works
6Delphi Archaeological Museum
Delphi, Central Greece
Archaeological museum · 1903
250k visitors4 famous works
7Palace of the Grand Master of the Knights of Rhodes
Rhodes, South Aegean
243k visitors
8Archaeological Museum of Paros
Parikia, South Aegean
Archaeological museum · 1960
9,346 visitors2 famous works
10Epigraphical Museum
Athens, Attica
Archaeological museum · 1885
6,760 visitors1 famous works
12Archaeological Museum of Piraeus
Piraeus, Attica
Archaeological museum · 1935
5 famous works
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13Archaeological Museum of Thessaloniki
Thessaloniki, Central Macedonia
Archaeological museum · 1912
1 famous works
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14Museum of the Royal Tombs in Aigai
Vergina, Central Macedonia
Archaeological museum
3 famous works
15Archaeological Museum of Delos
Mykonos, South Aegean
Archaeological museum · 1904
2 famous works
16Museum of Byzantine Culture
Thessaloniki, Central Macedonia
1994
1 famous works
18Archaeological Museum of Rhodes
Rhodes, South Aegean
Archaeological museum
1 famous works
20Archaeological Museum of Sparta
Sparta, Peloponnese
Archaeological museum
1 famous works
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23Greek cruiser Georgios Averof
Piraeus, Attica
Museum ship
24Jewish Museum of Thessaloniki
Thessaloniki, Central Macedonia
Jewish museum · 2001
26Museum of Prehistoric Thera
Fira, South Aegean
Archaeological museum · 2000
27War Museum of Thessaloniki
Thessaloniki, Central Macedonia
Military museum · 2000
28Archaeological Museum of Nafplion
Nafplio, Peloponnese
Archaeological museum
1 famous works
29Archaeological museum of Thera
Fira, South Aegean
Archaeological museum · 1960
1 famous works
30Cathedral of Saint James and Saint Christopher
Corfu, Ionian Islands
1553
31Museum of the Ancient Agora
Asteroskopeio, Attica
Archaeological museum · 1957
32Archaeological museum of Rethymno
Rethymno, Crete
Archaeological museum
1 famous works
33Archaeological Museum of Chania
Chania, Crete
Archaeological museum · 1899
34Archaeological Museum of Pella
Pella, Central Macedonia
Archaeological museum · 2009
35Archaeological Museum of Thebes
Thebes, Central Greece
Archaeological museum · 1905
37Archaeological Museum of Aegina
Aegina, Attica
Archaeological museum · 1828
39Archaeological Museum of Mykonos
Mykonos, South Aegean
Archaeological museum · 1902
1 famous works
40Archaeological Museum of Argos
Árgos, Peloponnese
Archaeological museum · 1957
41Archaeological museum of Corfu
Corfu, Ionian Islands
Archaeological museum · 1962
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42Balkan Wars Museum
Gefyra, Central Macedonia
Military museum · 1999
43National Museum of Contemporary Art
Asteroskopeio, Attica
Art museum · 2000
44Natural History Museum of the Lesvos Petrified Forest
Sígrion, North Aegean
Natural history museum · 1994
46Archaeological Museum of Andros
Andros, South Aegean
Archaeological museum · 1981
1 famous works
47Archaeological Museum of Ancient Corinth
Arkhaía Kórinthos, Peloponnese
Archaeological museum
48Archaeological Museum of Naxos
Naxos, South Aegean
Archaeological museum · 1972
49Archaeological museum of Tegea
Kerasitsa, Peloponnese
Archaeological museum · 1908
53Natural History Museum of Crete
Heraklion, Crete
Natural history museum · 1981
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Archaeological Museum of Nemea
Archaia Nemea, Peloponnese
Archaeological museum · 1984
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Archaeological Museum of Samothrace
Kamariotissa, East Macedonia and Thrace
Archaeological museum · 1939
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Basil & Elise Goulandris Foundation Museum, Athens
Athens, Attica
Art museum · 2019
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Diakofto–Kalavryta Railway
Mamousia, West Greece
Heritage railway
60
Folklife and Ethnological Museum of Macedonia and Thrace
Thessaloniki, Central Macedonia
Kinds
What the museums show
| Kind | Museums with a page |
|---|---|
| Archaeological museum | 171 |
| Art museum | 57 |
| Military museum | 23 |
| Folk museum | 11 |
| Natural history museum | 11 |
| Maritime museum | 10 |
| Biographical museum | 7 |
| Sculpture garden | 6 |
| Railway museum | 5 |
| Historic house museum | 4 |
| Pinacotheca | 3 |
| Geological museum | 3 |
| Jewish museum | 3 |
| University museum | 2 |