Byzantine and Christian Museum

This museum's collection of early ancient Christianity is impressive!! I appreciate being able to take photos, too! The museum is a bit toasty, so bring a mini fan if you think you'll need one. It's in a great location near the gardens, Tomb of the Unknown Soldier and Presidential Palace. If you're up for a walk, it's 20 minutes from the Olympic Stadium, too. Good area. I felt very safe exploring alone.

Very interesting explanation of the Christian heritage in Greece, with a focus on Athens. Mosaics, detached frescoes, artefacts, carved stones are very well exhibited and explained. 4 stars and not 5 because half of the museum is closed and no notice was given on the website

The museum is housed in the elegant Ilissia Villa, an 1848 building with a rich history. It has a small but fair collection of artifacts, including pottery, fabrics, manuscripts from the 3rd century AD to the Late Middle Ages as well as frescoes from the Byzantine period. The space was renovated in 2004, making it more accessible and organized. A decent stop if you’re in the area and interested in history, but it’s not very large.

A small museum with only one side is open when I visited. The collection is limited, the basement session with special mosaics display is special. The outdoor garden is, however, a surprised bonus . Given the size of this museum, half hour visit is enough.

Utterly disappointing! We came all the way here, excited to explore the exhibits, only to find that half the museum was closed with no reason given. This lack of transparency feels unfair and leaves a sour taste for visitors who expect a complete experience. Save your money and time—there are far better attractions in Athens that are worth visiting!

Delightful and super instructive. It's sobering to realise how little we know about Byzantine and early Christian culture. Plus the café is fantastic.

Really big disappointment. 1- to get to museum you can two ways ( through the gardens tickets cost 3-4 euro but gardens are horrible no maintenance whatsoever and no water for poor plants 2- another way from the street Rizari after Athens war museum 3- tickets are 8 euro 💶 and 80 percents of the museum closed and really not much to see. Most of toilets are closed as well and you have to go to some basement and there they had some modern items I did not like at all. If they closed almost all museum for some reason - do not even accept people because it is waste of time money and mood.

Excellent display of artefacts and icons. What I liked was the spaciousness of the rooms. #costainfluencer ByCOSTA