Herakleidon Museum
Herakleidon Museum is an art museum in neoclassical building at Thissio area.
Modern and Contemporary era (1821 - )
1898 The building was constructed.
2004 The museum operated.
Ottoman era (1453- 1821)
Byzantine era (331 AC- 1453)
Roman era (30 BC- 330 AC)
Hellenistic era (322- 31 BC)
Classical era (478-323 BC)
Archaic era (800-479 BC)
Geometric era (-1100- 800 BC)
Prehistory (-1100 BC)
What I can see
Museum of contemporary art, housed in a neoclassical building on Iraklidon Street, from which the museum took its name. The paintings and sculptures in the permanent collection are by Pavlos and Anna Belinda Fyrou. Works by Dutch artist Maurits Cornelis Escher are also hosted.
What I can't see
With an emphasis on its educational character, the museum has over 20,000 visits a year and hosts many temporary exhibitions. The museum also has a second building with unique ceiling paintings at 37 Apostolou Pavlou Street.
Info
- Address: 16 Herakleidon St.
- Postal Code : 11851
- Phone: +30 210 3461981
- E-mail: [email protected]
- Website: http://www.herakleidon-art.gr
Bibliography
Open House Athens, (2016), Μουσείο Ηρακλειδών, [Herakleidon Museum] OHA
Unsigned, (2014), Navigating the routes of Art and Culture, Part 1, Athens, Ministry of Culture and Sports
Yohalas T., Kafetzaki Τ., (2013), Αθήνα, Ιχνηλατώντας την πόλη με οδηγό την ιστορία και τη λογοτεχνία [Athens, Tracing the city guided by history and literature], ESTIA Bookstore
Herakleidon Museum, (d.u.), Εκθέσεις, [Exhibitions], in
https://www.herakleidon.org/home
Last visit: 26/7/2020
Unsigned, (2014), Navigating the routes of Art and Culture, Part 1, Athens, Ministry of Culture and Sports
Yohalas T., Kafetzaki Τ., (2013), Αθήνα, Ιχνηλατώντας την πόλη με οδηγό την ιστορία και τη λογοτεχνία [Athens, Tracing the city guided by history and literature], ESTIA Bookstore
Herakleidon Museum, (d.u.), Εκθέσεις, [Exhibitions], in
https://www.herakleidon.org/home
Last visit: 26/7/2020
