Athens Byzantine and
Christian Museum
The Athens Byzantine and Christian Museum is housed in a beautiful
villa with an underground wing and lovely gardens too.
Athens Byzantine and Christian Museum
Photo: Joy of Museums
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Another of Athens' specialist collections, this is partly
housed in an 1840s villa with its own courtyard, filled with flowers and orange
trees. The villa was home to the Duchesse de Plaisance, a French widow who had
been married to one of Napoleon's generals and who fell in love with Greece and
created this Florentine villa in what was then the outskirts of Athens.
Athens Byzantine and Christian Museum
Photo: Marsyas
The Underground Wing
Although the collection was originally mainly of interest to
the connoisseur, it was brought to stunning new life by the building of a large
underground wing which opened in 2007. Although underground, this new set of
galleries are bright and spacious, with an open-plan look.
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The first room in the new gallery outlines the story of the Byzantine Empire, and then armed with this overview visitors can make their way through the various display areas, starting with Christian Art and ending an engrossing hour or so later with the Fall of Constantinople in 1453.
Musical Eros by Defterevon Sifnios
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Byzantine Art
There is certainly no lack of information, and you can spend
as much time reading the display boards, which are in Greek and in English, as
looking at the objects themselves. These include numerous icons, naturally, but
also many other forms of Byzantine art such as sculptures, frescoes, jewellery,
ceramics, manuscripts and embroideries.
Photo: George E. Koronaios
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Visiting the Athens
Byzantine and Christian Museum
There are audio tours in several languages, and some
displays for blind people to touch and experience. There are also temporary exhibitions
to enjoy, and allow time to appreciate the gardens, too. What used to be a
museum only for the specialist now rightly appeals to everyone.
http://www.byzantinemuseum.gr/
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