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                <title>Benaki museum</title>
                
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                <description><![CDATA[In the centre of Athens, a museum in  a neoclassical villa with collections covering every period of Greek history.  <br><br>Lots of interesting exhibit types you don't see in the more popular places; not particularly visited by tourists so good to spend time there.  <br><br>Good little shop with quality souvenirs; cafe. <br><br>Admission worth €6 of anybody's money. <br><br>Closed Tuesday, Free Thursday and also if you are a family with more than three children - there is a toys and games collection.  <br><br>Also other collections in annexes around town: for example, one of the most important collections of Islamic art outside the Islamic world. See the website.]]></description>
                
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                <title>National Archaeological Museum of Athens</title>
                
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                <description><![CDATA[The National Archaeological museum is the largest museum in Greece. It has collections from all the eras of the Greek civilization from the 6th millennium BC until the late Antiquity. Large collections of sculpture and ceramics from the Geometric Period. The most famous items are the bronze statue of Poseidon, the Mycenaean death Mask of Agamenon, the small marble statue of The Harp player from Keros from the prehistoric Cycladic period, the bronze statue of the Young man from Antikythera, the bronze statue - Boy and Horse from Artemision and many others.]]></description>
                
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                <title>Traditional Art Museum</title>
                
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                <description><![CDATA[You can learn about traditional "hobbies" here and you can visit the very rich library, which contains a great deal of information on Greek art.]]></description>
                
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                <title>Vorres Museum</title>
                
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                <description><![CDATA[The Vorres Museum consists of a complex of buildings, gardens and courtyards, covering an area of 80 acres. The museum has been donated, in the form of a cultural and artistic foundation, to the Greek state by the Vorres family.  <br><br>It is mainly a museum of modern Greek art, which presents important works of art and sculpture created by Greek artists of the second half of the 20th-century. A general survey of the works clearly shows the significant influence of classical, Byzantine and folk tradition.<br> <br>Good collection of work by artists who will be unfamiliar to most but none the worse for that. Beautiful setting, and can be combined with a visit to the impressive Peania Cave which is within walking distance if you are feeling energetic.]]></description>
                
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                <title>National Archaeological Museum</title>
                
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                <description><![CDATA[Probably the best museum in the world for marble sculpture]]></description>
                
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                <title>Museum of Islamic Art</title>
                
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                <description><![CDATA[Unbeknown to most, Athens boasts an array of exceptional museums, not least the Museum of Islamic Art, which houses the biggest selection of Islamic art outside the Muslim world and is rightly regarded as one of Europe’s must-see cultural institutions. It opened in 2004 as an annexe to the Benaki Museum, which is also worth visiting along with the Cycladic Museums. Technopolis, a foundry converted into an art gallery in the Gazi area, puts on good shows and concerts.]]></description>
                
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