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Frissiras Museum - History, Location & Key Facts 2022

The Basics

Travelers almost always visit the Frissiras Museum independently, either buying tickets at the door, prebooking online, or gaining access with one of a number of Athens city passes. Tickets are moderately priced and include access to both the permanent collection and exhibitions.

Besides the 4,000-odd paintings, drawings, engravings, and sculptures in the collection, the Frissiras Museum architecture is fascinating. The museum runs across two separate neoclassical buildings, one from the 1860s and a second from the early 20th century.

How to Get There

The Frissiras Museum is located on the corner of Monis Asteriou and Kydathineon streets in the Plaka district, in the heart of downtown Athens. It’s about a 0.3-mile (500-meter) walk south of Syntagma Square and less than a mile (1.5 kilometers) from the Acropolis. Catch the metro to Syntagma (line 2 or 3) or Acropolis (line 2); the museum is less than 10 minutes’ walk from both.

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When to Get There

The Frissiras Museum is open from late morning to early evening Wednesday through Friday, with slightly shorter hours on weekends. (It’s shut on Monday and Tuesday.) While it doesn’t pull the crowds that Athens’ ancient attractions do, it can get busy on weekends if an exhibition has recently opened. The museum usually hosts two exhibitions a year.

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While art lovers normally visit Athens for classical sculpture, the city boasts a thriving modern art scene. Besides the Frissiras Museum and the National Museum of Contemporary Art (EMST), independent galleries of note include the Ileana Tounta Contemporary Art Center and the Rebecca Camhi Gallery. Street-art tours cover downtown’s vibrant murals.

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