All person & artist museums to visit in Athens

Explore the lives and works of notable individuals at 9 museums in Athens dedicated to specific persons and artists. These museums offer a deep dive into their contributions and legacy.

Are you curious about the lives of remarkable individuals? Here are the top person and artist museums in Athens:

  1. Benaki Museum1

    Benaki Museum

     Athens
    Founded by a Greek Collector Antonis Benakis, the Benaki Museum displays collections of historic and artistic artefacts. The collection includes pieces from all around the world - Byzantine art, Chinese porcelain and Greek paintings. There are also religious items, musical instruments, books, weapo
  2. Ilias Lalaounis Jewelry Museum2

    Ilias Lalaounis Jewelry Museum

     Athens
    The Ilias Lalaounis Jewelry Museum is a jewelry museum in the Greek capital Athens. The museum was founded by the famous Greek jewelry designer Ilias Lalounis. The Ilias Lalaounis Jewelry Museum holds 24 collections of more than 4000 jewels and small ornaments, dedicated to the history and art of je
  3. Marika Kotopouli Museum3

    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
  4. Nikos Hadjikyriakos-Ghika Gallery - Benaki Museum4

    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
  5. Eleftherios Venizelos Museum5

    Eleftherios Venizelos Museum

     Athens
    The Eleftherios Venizelos Museum is a museum in Athens that is dedicated to Eleftherios Venizelos, a prominent Greek leader of the Greek national liberation movement and a charismatic statesman of the early 20th century. The core of the collections of the Eleftherios Venizelos Museum originates from
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    Paxinou-Minotis Museum and Archive

     Athens
    The Paxinou-Minotis Museum is a museum in Athens that is devoted to the Greek film and stage actress Katina Paxinou. The museum holds and exhibits a collection of memorabilia of the life of Paxinou, including her furniture, paintings, sketches, photographs, books and personal items donated by Paxino
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    Spathario Museum of Shadow Theatre

     Athens
    The Spathario Museum of Shadow Theatre (Spathario Shadow Theatre Museum) is a museum in Maroussi in Athens that is named after prominent Greek puppet shadow artist Evgenios Spatharis, who was the most prominent shadow theatre artist in Greece. The Spathario Museum of Shadow Theatre mostly mostly exh
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    Centre of Folk Art and Tradition

     Athens
    The Centre of Folk Art and Tradition is housed in the former residence of folklorist Angeliki Hatzimichali (1895-1965), who grew up in Plaka. The building is the work of Macedonian architect Aristotelis Zachos. The museum features an attractive interior that was created by folk art craftsmen.
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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