All contemporary art museums to visit in Athens

Experience the cutting-edge world of contemporary art at 5 museums in Athens. These museums showcase works by modern artists, exploring current themes and innovative techniques.

Are you a fan of contemporary art? These are the best contemporary art museums in Athens:

  1. Marika Kotopouli Museum1

    Marika Kotopouli Museum

     Athens
    The Marika Kotopouli Museum is a modern art museum in Zografou in Athens that is housed in a building that was built by Greek theater actress Marika Kotopouli as her holiday home in 1926. In 1990, it opened to the public as a museum of modern art hosting art exhibitions as well as the permanent coll
  2. Nikos Hadjikyriakos-Ghika Gallery - Benaki Museum2

    Nikos Hadjikyriakos-Ghika Gallery - Benaki Museum

     Athens
    Nikos Hadjikyriakos-Ghikas also known as Niko Ghika or just Ghika (1906 - 1994) was a leading Greek painter, sculptor, author and academician who mainly painted in Cubist style, among other styles. The Nikos Hadjikyriakos-Ghika Gallery - Benaki Museum is housed in his house in which a large collecti
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    Benaki Museum Benaki - Pireos St. Annexe

     Athens
    Benaki Museum Benaki - Pireos St. Annexe is a location of the Benaki Museum with temporary exhibitions.
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    Museum G. Gounaropoulos

     Athens
    Museum G. Gounaropoulos (The Gounaropoulos Museum) is a museum in Athens that was founded in 1979. The museum is devoted to Greek artist Giorgos Gounaropoulos, who began painting in academic style, then was influenced by impressionism and Paul Cézanne, and eventually developed a very personal surrea
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    National Museum of Contemporary Art

     Athens
    The National Museum of Contemporary Art (EMST) is a contemporary art museum in Athens focused on collecting and exhibiting contemporary Greek and international art. The collection can be divided into two parts: a historic one, dating from the second half of the 20th century, and a contemporary one.