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A valuable collection of Byzantine art from Greece and Asia Minor is found at the Byzantine Museum in Athens, in a palace built by Kleanthes in 1840, on a site which was then in open country, for the eccentric Duchesse de Plaisance, wife of Charles-François Lebrun, whom Napoleon made Duc de Plaisance (Piacenza).
Courtyard: Architectural fragments from early Christian basilicas and Byzantine churches (fifth-15th centuries) and a reproduction of a fountain depicted in a mosaic at the monastery of Dafní.
Courtyard: Architectural fragments from early Christian basilicas and Byzantine churches (fifth-15th centuries) and a reproduction of a fountain depicted in a mosaic at the monastery of Dafní.
Hobbies & Activities category: Coin collection; Paintings, art collections; Gold, silver, metalworking exhibit; Jewels, diamond cutting; Christian sites
Byzantine Museum Highlights
Main building
Byzantine Museum main building (ground floor): The rooms on this floor illustrate the development of the church interior. Room 1: A scaled-down reconstruction of an early Christian basilica, with
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Right Wing (Painting)
The right-hand wing at the Byzantine Museum contains late Byzantine and post-Byzantine icons (13th-16th centuries). There is a particularly interesting group opposite the entrance: a 12th C. icon
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Left wing (Icons)
The left wing at the Byzantine Museum contains a large collection of icons. Room 1: A range of icons on the life, passion and resurrection of Christ; the Trinity; Christ Pantocrator (Ruler of All);
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| November 1 to March 31 | ||||||||
| Open | Closed | 8:30 | 8:30 | 8:30 | 8:30 | 8:30 | 8:30 | |
| Closed | 15:00 | 15:00 | 15:00 | 15:00 | 15:00 | 15:00 | ||
| April 1 to October 31 | ||||||||
| Open | Closed | 8:00 | 8:00 | 8:00 | 8:00 | 8:00 | 8:00 | |
| Closed | 19:30 | 19:30 | 19:30 | 19:30 | 19:30 | 19:30 | ||
| Always closed on: | ||||||||
| New Year's Day (January 1) Easter - Christian 15th of Shaaban - 12th Iman's Birthday - Muslim Day after Christmas, St Stephen's Day, Boxing Day (December 26) | ||||||||
Disabled
Partial facilities for persons with disabilities.
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