We visited this museum which is located minutes away from the city's Parliament and central square. The exhibits are beautifully designed and provide an interesting overview of the development of Greek culture. We ate lunch at the Museum's restaurant which we really enjoyed ... delicious food; great atmosphere; good service. The museum offers a discount for senior citizens ... make sure you bring your passport to prove your age!

Very good exhibits on a variety of subjects. Only criticism is that much of the explanatory graphics in English were very small print & often dimly lit. Another issue was the extremely unhelpful attitude of the staff at the ticket entry. As a result, we didn't know that a interesting looking top-floor exhibit on Greek Independence required a separate admission. We had to go back down & then were told we couldn't get combo price. Grrrrr

We felt this was the best museum we visited in Athens, even better than the national archeological museum and the acropolis museum. The best thing about it is the breadth of history it covers - from Neolithic age right up to modern Greek history. With a couple of rooms dedicated to each time period, you get a good flavour of each without getting bored. On the day we visited there was a great temporary photo exhibit covering the wars and politics in Greece in the early 20th century. However the third floor was closed for renovation. You can spend one to two hours here.

This is a lovely museum that is not too big, full of interesting and high quality antiquities, art and folklore. Very strong is the section of icons, a pleasure to behold. Starting with late byzantine 14th century and ending three-four centuries later, the icon collection is one of the best to be seen anywhere in the world. The Greek antiquities are also good, but the National museum has more. The Greek folk dresses, textiles and utensils is also rich and worthwhile for those who are interested in this, On the whole, highly recommended.

Museum has an interesting collection covering all areas of Athens history from prehistoric to modern. Well worth a visit and not too busy on a Monday. Cafe is on the top level and has a great turkey sandwich.

If you have any interest at all in any aspect of Greek culture, go here. The collection is housed in the Benaki mansion, which is a thing to see in and of itself. The collection includes neolithic objects, ceramics, paintings, sculpture, jewelry, costumes, textiles, farm implements, icons, and several reconstructed entire rooms. I spent four hours here and skimmed about half of it simply from being overwhelmed. Highly recommend!

We’ve been to quite a few museums in Athens. This is one of the best. It’s small and intimate with a wonderful collection of Greek art, from ancient times almost to modern times. All the exhibits had clear descriptions in Greek and English. It’s a short walk from Syntagma.

Overview of Greek history and culture in a sophisticated villa in the embassy district. The exhibition is well structured and not too overloaded. If you want, you can find out more about the exhibits with the audio guide, but you can also get a lot of information without it. Unfortunately, the staff is not very helpful and rather arrogant, which detracts from the impression. Free admission on Thursdays from 6pm (open until 11:30pm).