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Information About Attica Museums
The National Archaeological Museum is one of the greatest museums in the field of ancient art internationally. Its collections represent every culture that developed in Greece from prehistoric ages to the Roman period. The construction of the museum began in 1866 and was completed in 1889.
The Historical Museum belongs to the Historical and Ethnological Society of Greece, which was established in 1882 with the purpose of collecting, preserving and presenting relics and documentary evidence related to the modern Greek history. It is the first museum of its kind and it includes rich collections that highlight the historic phases of the Neo-Hellenism, from the fall of Constantinople onwards. The museum is situated at the Old Parliament Building, an architectural jewel at the center of Athens.
Small yet fascinating and recently renovated the museum compliments the archaeological site of Marathon. It houses interesting exhibits like a unique collection of Cycladic objects from the only Cycladic colony in Attica as well as impressive Egyptian statues.
It was founded in 1918 under the name "Museum of Greek Handicrafts" and got his present name in 1959. Until 1973 it was housed at the Tzami at the square of Monastiraki. At that time the main part was transferred to the area of Plaka. The Museum collections include folk art objects (weavings, garments, silversmiths' wares, metalwork, folk painting and wood carvings) dating 1650 to the present day
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