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Byzantine and Christian Museum

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1822 Byzantine Museum, Athens The Villa Photo by Giovanni Dall'Orto, Nov 12 2009
1822 Byzantine Museum, Athens The Villa Photo by Giovanni Dall'Orto, Nov 12 2009

The Byzantine and Christian Museum (Greek: Βυζαντινό και Χριστιανικό Μουσείο) is situated at Vassilissis Sofias Avenue in Athens, Greece. It was founded in 1914, and houses more than 25,000 exhibits with rare collections of pictures, scriptures, frescoes, pottery, fabrics, manuscripts, and copies of artifacts from the 3rd century AD to the Late Middle Ages. It is one of the most important museums in the world in Byzantine Art. In June 2004, in time for its 90th anniversary and the 2004 Athens Olympics, the museum reopened to the public after an extensive renovation and the addition of another wing.

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Byzantine and Christian Museum
Βασιλίσσης Σοφίας, Athens Kolonaki (2nd District of Athens)

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Βασιλίσσης Σοφίας 22
106 75 Athens, Kolonaki (2nd District of Athens)
Attica, Greece
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1822 Byzantine Museum, Athens The Villa Photo by Giovanni Dall'Orto, Nov 12 2009
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