All ethnology museums to visit in Greece

Explore the cultural diversity and heritage at 7 ethnology museums in Greece. These museums offer insights into the traditions, customs, and ways of life of various communities.

Are you interested in learning about different cultures and their histories? Here are the ethnology museums to visit in Greece:

  1. Museum of the Macedonian Struggle1

    Museum of the Macedonian Struggle

     Thessaloniki
    The Museum for the Macedonian Struggle is a history museum in Thessaloniki housed in a neo-classical building designed by architect Ernst Ziller and built in 1893. The museum is devoted to the Greek and Balkan history of the late 19th and early 20th centuries. It presents the local history and cultu
  2. The Jewish Museum of Greece2

    The Jewish Museum of Greece

     Athens
    The Jewish Museum of Greece in Athens documents as one of three museums (next to the Jewish Museum Thessaloniki and the small Jewish Museum Rhodes) the history of Judaism in Greece. Although Jews have been living in Greece since antiquity, the exhibits are mainly from the modern era. Parts of the sy
  3. Folklife and Ethnological Museum of Macedonia - Thrace3

    Folklife and Ethnological Museum of Macedonia - Thrace

     Thessaloniki
    The Folklife and Ethnological Museum of Macedonia - Thrace is a museum in Thessaloniki that is devoted to the traditional culture of recent times in the region northern Greece. The museum records the evidence of the past, by which the pre-modern man faced the basic life needs and organized his socia
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    Cultural Centre Hellenic Cosmos

     Athens
    The Cultural Centre Hellenic Cosmos is a hi-tech cultural centre in Athens that introduces visitors to the Hellenic culture with the use of virtual reality tours and performances. The Cultural Centre aims to unravel the complex issues of Hellenism.
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    Permanent Exhibition Man and Tools - Greek Folk Art Museum

     Athens
    The Permanent Exhibition Man and Tools - Greek Folk Art Museum is a branch of the Greek Folk Art Museum that holds objects introducing the tools craftsmen used in the past.
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    Museum of the History of the Greek Costume of the Lyceum Club of Greek Women

     Athens
    Museum of the History of the Greek Costume of the Lyceum Club of Greek Women is a special interest museum in Athens. The museum holds and displays a collection that includes Greek traditional costumes, porcelain dolls with Greek costumes, reproductions of minoan, classic and Byzantine clothes and je
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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.