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Benaki Museum
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Adoration of the Kings
Photo: El Greco · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons
Adoration of the KingsReport this photo · linked, not stored
Adoration of the Kings
St Luke painting the Virgin
Photo: El Greco · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons
St Luke painting the VirginReport this photo · linked, not stored
St Luke painting the Virgin
Saint Anne with the Virgin
Photo: chanter Angelos Akotandos (1400 - 1457) Details on Google Art Project · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons
Saint Anne with the VirginReport this photo · linked, not stored
Saint Anne with the Virgin
Saint Mark
Photo: Emmanuel Tzanes · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons
Saint MarkReport this photo · linked, not stored
Saint Mark
Art museumAthens, Attica

Benaki Museum

Art museumFounded 1930
KindArt museumAthens
Visitors a year142k2015
Founded1930
Best monthsApr–May · OctAthens
37.98° N, 23.74° EUTC+3 · Eastern European Summer Time
When to goAthens · weather score
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec85October
Best timeApr–May · Oct
October: high / low24° / 16°
About

Benaki Museum in brief

Benaki Museum is an art museum in Athens, Attica, Greece.

It was founded in 1930.

In 2015 it welcomed 141,810 visitors.

Its best-known works include Adoration of the Kings, St Luke painting the Virgin and Saint Anne with the Virgin.

For the trip, the weather in Athens is best in April, May and October; in October afternoons average 24°.

Athens: weather and travel guide

Facts

Kind
Art museum
Founded
1930
Visitors
141,810 (2015)
Collection
120,000 objects
Town
Athens
Region
Attica
Coordinates
37.97594° N, 23.74041° E
In the collection

Famous works to see here

The best-known pieces of the collection, by how widely they are written about.

Adoration of the Kings
Photo: El Greco · Public domain · Wikimedia CommonsReport this photo · linked, not stored
Adoration of the KingsEl Greco
St Luke painting the Virgin
Photo: El Greco · Public domain · Wikimedia CommonsReport this photo · linked, not stored
St Luke painting the VirginEl Greco
Saint Anne with the Virgin
Photo: chanter Angelos Akotandos (1400 - 1457) Details on Google Art Project · Public domain · Wikimedia CommonsReport this photo · linked, not stored
Saint Anne with the VirginAngelos Akotantos · 1440
Saint Mark
Photo: Emmanuel Tzanes · Public domain · Wikimedia CommonsReport this photo · linked, not stored
Saint MarkEmmanuel Tzanes · 1657
In Thee Rejoiceth (Poulakis)
Photo: Poulakis Theodoros (1620 - 1692) Details on Google Art Project · Public domain · Wikimedia CommonsReport this photo · linked, not stored
In Thee Rejoiceth (Poulakis)Theodore Poulakis
The Archangel Michael (Poulakis)
Photo: Poulakis Theodoros (1620 - 1692) Details on Google Art Project · Public domain · Wikimedia CommonsReport this photo · linked, not stored
The Archangel Michael (Poulakis)Theodore Poulakis
The Dormition of the Virgin
Photo: Victor of Crete · Public domain · Wikimedia CommonsReport this photo · linked, not stored
The Dormition of the VirginVictor of Crete

Visitors per year

141,810 in 2015 · highest 316k in 2010
  1. 238k2004
  2. 197k2005
  3. 239k2006
  4. 201k2007
  5. 217k2008
  6. 244k2009
  7. 316k2010
  8. 179k2011
  9. 135k2012
  10. 100k2013
  11. 132k2014
  12. 142k2015
Visitors counted in each year; years without a figure are left out.
Location

Where to find it

When to visit

Weather in Athens

Climate guide

Month score for sightseeing

Best Apr–May · Oct
46
Jan
55
Feb
76
Mar
87
Apr
81
May
61
Jun
54
Jul
57
Aug
67
Sep
85
Oct
78
Nov
54
Dec

Festivals in Athens

  1. Jan
  2. Feb
  3. Mar
  4. Apr
  5. May
  6. Jun1
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  10. Oct
  11. Nov
  12. Dec

June

Only the month is given: the exact dates change from year to year.
Nearby

More to see close by

All museums in Greece
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Museum of Cycladic Art

0.2 km E
Art museum
Museum of Cycladic Art
Theocharakis Foundation
Photo: B & M Theocharakis Foundation for the Fine Arts and Music. · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia CommonsReport this photo · linked, not stored

Theocharakis Foundation

0.2 km W
Museum
Theocharakis Foundation
Byzantine and Christian Museum
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Byzantine and Christian Museum

0.4 km E
Museum
Byzantine and Christian Museum
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Museum of the History of the Greek Costume

0.4 km NW
Fashion museum
Museum of the History of the Greek Costume
Athens War Museum
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Athens War Museum

0.4 km E
Military museum
Athens War Museum
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Hellenic Children's Museum

0.5 km SE
Children's museum
Hellenic Children's Museum
Around here

Athens and around

Athens
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Athens

Attica · Greece
Apr–May · Octbest months
35°July high
70 maltitude
Athens

Nature

Ilisos
Photo: Edward Dodwell · Public domain · Wikimedia CommonsReport this photo · linked, not stored
6.4 km SW

Ilisos

River
Ilisos
Caves of Apollo, Zeus and Pan
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1.3 km S

Caves of Apollo, Zeus and Pan

Cave
Caves of Apollo, Zeus and Pan
Cave of Pan, Attica
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1.3 km S

Cave of Pan, Attica

Cave
Cave of Pan, Attica

Mountains

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17 km NE

Penteliko Mountain

1,109 m
Penteliko Mountain
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21 km N

Karambola

1,093 m
Karambola
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8.7 km SE

Evzonos

1,026 m
Evzonos

Heritage

Parthenon
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1.4 km S

Parthenon

part of UNESCO World Heritage Site · 500 BC
Parthenon
Erechtheion
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1.3 km S

Erechtheion

archaeological site in Greece · 500 BC
Erechtheion
Temple of Athena Nike
Photo: Jebulon · CC0 · Wikimedia CommonsReport this photo · linked, not stored
1.4 km S

Temple of Athena Nike

part of UNESCO World Heritage Site · 425 BC
Temple of Athena Nike

Museums

National Archaeological Museum of Athens
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0.7 km NE

National Archaeological Museum of Athens

Archaeological museum · 1829
National Archaeological Museum of Athens
Acropolis Museum
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1.7 km S

Acropolis Museum

Archaeological museum · 2009
Acropolis Museum
Epigraphical Museum
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0.7 km NE

Epigraphical Museum

Archaeological museum · 1885
Epigraphical Museum