Museum of Cycladic & Ancient Greek Art

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  • Address
    cnr Leof Vasilissis Sofias & Neofytou Douka, Neofytou Douka 4, Kolonaki
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  • Phone
    210 722 8321
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  • Transport
    underground rail: Evangelismos
  • Mon, Thu-Fri 10:00 - 16:00 , Wed 10:00 - 20:00 , Sat 10:00 - 15:00

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Lonely Planet review

This exceptional private museum houses the biggest private collection of Cycladic art in the world. The original building was custom-built for the collection, and the finds are beautifully displayed and well labelled. Although the exhibits cover all periods from Cycladic to Roman times, the emphasis is on the Cycladic era from 3000 BC to 2000 BC.

The 230 exhibits include the marble figurines with folded arms that inspired many 20th-century artists with their simplicity and purity of form. The Cycladic collection, on the 1st floor, includes life-size marble statues, tiny figurines and pottery from the civilisation that flourished in the Aegean during the Bronze Age.

The museum was extended and now spreads across the 19th-century mansion next door and an adjacent wing used for temporary exhibitions.