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Museum of Cycladic Art
4.5
#11 of 577 things to do in Athens
Art Museums
10:00 AM - 8:00 PM
Monday
10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Wednesday
10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Thursday
10:00 AM - 8:00 PM
Friday
10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Saturday
10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Sunday
11:00 AM - 5:00 PM
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A dynamic cultural institution in the centre of Athens, the Museum of Cycladic Art focuses on promoting the ancient cultures of the Aegean and Cyprus, with particular emphasis on Cycladic art of the third millennium BC. The Museum’s permanent collections include 3000 Cycladic, ancient Greek, and ancient Cypriot artefacts, witnesses to the cultures that flourished in the Aegean and the Eastern Mediterranean from the fourth millennium BC to approximately the sixth century AD. The Museum of Cycladic Art’s temporary exhibitions focus on archaeology and modern and contemporary art with the aim to familiarize the public with important twentieth and twenty-first century artists and to explore the relations between ancient cultures and modern art. Salvador Dali, Pablo Picasso, Thomas Struth, Louise Bourgeois, Sarah Lucas, Ugo Rondinone, Jannis Kounellis, Mario Merz, Ai Weiwei, and Cy Twombly are among the artists hosted.
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Neighborhood: Kolonaki / Lykavittos
By far the ritziest neighborhood in town, Kolonaki is home to most of the chic boutiques and designer label stores. Here, the wealthy say no to austerity by dressing in their finest and spending hours in the trendy cafés around Kolonaki Square, sipping the most expensive coffee in Europe. The area also contains a couple of notable museums and cultural institutions, which add to the air of nobility. The leafy upper reaches of Kolonaki transition into Lykavittos Hill, the highest point in central Athens. Climb the paths through its wooded slopes to the tiny chapel at the top, from where you are rewarded with stunning views across the Acropolis to the sea and even the mountains of the Peloponnese on a clear day. The wooden amphitheater up here hosts regular concerts during the summer.
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  • Syntagma • 8 min walk
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4.5
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Ron S
New York City, NY5,444 contributions
Museum of Cycladic Art
Jan 2020
This museum looks like a small private collection and it's only 25% Cylcadic art as only 1 floor out of 4 is dedicated to it. The Cycladic exhibit at the Metropolitan in NYC is much better. The entire museum took us about 30-40 minutes.
Written January 28, 2020
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Axu K
Helsinki, Finland70 contributions
Lovely small but modern museum
May 2022
Nice collection of Cycladic artefacts. Unlike many of the other major attractions, this place was not yet crowded in May. Accessibility was excellent with the exception of the museum shop. If you are in a wheelchair, you cannot enter the shop at all as it is entirely located on stairs.
Written June 2, 2022
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Mixalis0026
Athens, Greece126 contributions
The beauty of Greece few blocks from Athens Syntagma square
Sep 2021
One of the best places to visit when in Athens. A rare collection of cycladic artifacts just a couple of blocks distance from Athens Syntagma square coupled with a fabulous shop and one of the best cafes you can find at city Centre. Very good for family breakouts as well as short visits when in a business trip.
Written September 11, 2021
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formerly 1 Part Kozlow
Raleigh, NC9 contributions
Better for adults than children
Jan 2023
Interesting and chock full of history and artifacts to see. Not as friendly for small children. The website states that they have some interactive options for small children, but we were not offered them when purchasing our tickets. This museum may be great for teenagers and adults but not so much for younger children.
Written January 30, 2023
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DenverJanine
Denver, CO41 contributions
Small but important museum
May 2022
This a great history lesson and is much less overwhelming than many of the other museums in Athens. It is well curated with lots of simple information about each period and the type of art that you are seeing. Highly recommend! This is where it all started so is good to go first, especially if you will traveling to the Greek islands during your trip.
Written June 13, 2022
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NCTravelFam
ForsythCounty, NC54 contributions
Focused and Worthwhile
Aug 2022
We really enjoyed this museum in Athens, smaller and more focused than the well regarded National Museum. The antiquities on display were accompanied by informative explanations. As suggested, we began on the top floor and worked our way down. The museum was an easy walk from the Plaka.
Written September 24, 2022
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Susan D
connecticut788 contributions
For history of the Greek islands and way of life
Jul 2021
Very nice museum. The cafe looks so cute. It was a little difficult as they had to space people out to visit each floor due to Covid. This caused us to have to wait a while to get in and then again on each floor. Not their fault, but took extra time and the museum was closing so we had to hurry up once we were on a floor. Worth a visit!
Written July 27, 2021
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VTJedi
Virginia3,020 contributions
Worth it
May 2022
I'm glad we chose to visit this museum. It was really nice and well laid out. Fun to see a class of greek school children here as well. We enjoyed our visit which took about 1 - 1.5 hours. We got a lot more out of the visit having just spent about 2 weeks in the Islands.
Written August 28, 2022
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Chandi M
Jerusalem, Israel312 contributions
Informative and educational
Jan 2020 • Solo
Small galleries with a lot of items shedding light on history. Heartwarming to see many school kids being educated. Found myself smiling at a stature thousands years old reflecting the same photo i took of myself with a coffee cup that day.
Written February 11, 2020
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Jazzumbo
Romania1,760 contributions
Epic temporary exhibition: Picasso and Cycladic Art
Aug 2019
A fabulous collection of Picasso clay plates and statuettes that seem to be inspired from Cycladic art is on display until October at Museum of Cycladic Art.
Although the Mediterranean influence in the art of Picasso is well documented, it's amazing to see in his creations the hints of Cycladic artifacts, crafted about 3000 years ago, on the opposite side of the Mediterranean.
Some of the Picasso's favorite themes - bull, minotaur, dove, owl, fish, goat, flute player - are all to be found in Cycladic pottery and figurines.
This exhibition is really mind blowing! Don’t miss it, if you’re in Athens until October!
The permanent exhibition is also great and very well organized.
Written August 21, 2019
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