All Medieval art & Early Renaissance art museums to visit in Greece

Discover the artistic treasures of the past at 4 museums in Greece dedicated to medieval and early Renaissance art. These museums showcase masterpieces from a pivotal era in art history.

Are you captivated by medieval and Renaissance art? Here are the best museums to visit in Greece:

  1. Byzantine and Christian Museum1

    Byzantine and Christian Museum

     Athens
    The Byzantine and Christian Museum is a museum in Athens that is located in the former Villa Ilissia that displays Christian art dating back to the third century. There are about 25,000 items, including sculptures, paintings, mosaics, frescoes and icons.
  2. Archaeological Museum of Thessaloniki2

    Archaeological Museum of Thessaloniki

     Thessaloniki
    The Archaeological Museum of Thessaloniki is a history museum in Thessaloniki that is housed in a building that is example of the modern architectural trends of Greece, designed by architect Patroklos Karantinos. The museum holds objects from the Prehistoric, Archaic, Classical, Hellenistic and Roma
  3. Museum of Byzantine Culture3

    Museum of Byzantine Culture

     Thessaloniki
    The Museum of Byzantine Culture is a history museum in Thessaloniki with a collection of objects from the 2nd to the 20th century, mostly consisting of coins, seals and small artifacts, but also sculptures and icons, all from Thessaloniki and Macedonia, from churches, private houses and cemeteries.
  4. Athens City Museum4

    Athens City Museum

     Athens
    The Athens City Museum was founded in 1973 and is housed in the first royal palace of Greece, consisting of two mansions. The museum is dedicated to the history of the city and holds and exhibits objects collected by art collector Lambros Eutaxias (1905-1996), artifacts illustrating the rise and fal