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The National Art Gallery of Greece

The Alexandros Soutsos Museum

National Gallery of Greece

Founded in 1900, the National Art Gallery of Greece–located in Athens–has over 20,000 paintings, sculptures, engravings and the like, ranging from the post-Byzantine period to the present day.

It’s named after the Greek poet Alexandros Soutsos who lived in the 1800’s.

The Gallery has also merged with the Evripidis Koutlidis Foundation and on site you’ll find over 5,000 wood, bronze, marble and stone sculptures plus paintings, microsculptures, terracottas, drawings and pottery.

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There are also Annexes in:

  • Nafplio
  • Aegina
  • Corfu
  • Sparta in the Peloponnese.

Opening Hours:

Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday: 09: 00-17: 00

Saturday, Sunday: 09: 00-16: 00

Every Tuesday and all public holidays the museum is closed.

The museum has a Shop.

General admission: 5 €

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Art

Outside the Centre

Text © Rebecca Hall

Image by Tilemahos Efthimiadis