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I really had a great visit to the gallery even though only part of it was open. The exhibition that I saw was very well presented and the building is really modern inside. Even though it was built in the 1800s, it has a new feel to it. It is located in the heart of the Metaxourgeio district which is a fast developing area. And is easy to access from the Metro.
Written Feb 1, 2012
Address: 32 Myllerou, at Avdi Square, Metaxourgeio.
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I visited the S G Art Gallery while I was at the St. George Lycabettus Boutigue Hotel and I found it very interesting.
If you are interested on Art you can find it at the above hotel.
Opening hours:
Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday from 10:00 - 14:00
and 18:00 - 21:00
Wednesday, Saturday 10:00 - 14:00 (closed during Monday and Sunday)
I liked the idea of the 50% discount on all drinks and cocktails at Frame Garden Bar at the back of the Hotel premises every Tuesday and Thursday.
(See the photos I have taken)
Written Sep 12, 2011
Address: 2 Kleomenous Street, Kolonaki.
Phone: 210 7290711-9
Website: www.sgartgallery.com
The figurative works of the Greeks range from statuary to massive bronze pieces works to delicate bar-reliefs. Over the centuries it would cover the development of realistic sculpture. Most impressive are the giant bronzes recovered from different periods out of the sea off Cape Artemision.
Written Aug 27, 2011
The most important exhibits are in the main hall where the Mycenean gold is shown. The great archeologist Herman Schleimann found the Mycenean hoard and first excavated the site. He was one of the first modern archeologist and before the work in Greece he excavated at Troy in Turkey. The main find at Mycenae was a gold beauty called the Mask of Agamemnon.
Updated Aug 18, 2011
The Museum is on Patission Street and is entered up fine stairs with surrounding sculptures, gardens and a cafe at which tot rest part way around the galleries. The Museum was built between 1866-91. The latest expansion was between 1932-39 but further increases continually to be made, with a closing between 2002 and 2004. The collections start with areas devoted to the neolithic period and then the Cycladic , Mycenian and Thiran works. Finally a Geometric period led into a unified modern Greek art. In the center area are the Mycenian works that should be looked at with more care than any other group of items in the museum.
Updated Aug 14, 2011
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THis is actually the museum I enjoyed more in Athens and not only there, though it was also the hardest to find. Let's start saying that the museum is huge if compared with the others I have visited in the city. Entering here is like going back to high school and imagine Ettore or Achille using those helmets or those swords.Then, going on you go back at arts lessons with the prof. stressing you with the great sense of proportions of ancent bronze sculptures, there is also a small egyptian area.
The museum hosts treasures dating from neolitic (6800 before christ)
Updated Jun 16, 2011
Address: juncture of Alexandras Avenue on Patission Avenue
Website: http://www.namuseum.gr/wellcome-en.html
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I was surprised to be the only one visiting this museum as it was definitly a nice exibition of Christiand and Byzantine works.The museum is inside an ex villa made in tuscan style and, sitting on its garden is also a chance to get away for a while from the cahos of the city.The exibitions is divided in some galleries set on various levels.
To come here you can stop at Evangelismos metro station and once you get out you proceed on your left.
Written Jun 16, 2011
Address: 22 Vasilissis Sofias Ave
Phone: 721-1027
Website: http://www.byzantinemuseum.gr/en/
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In my opinion, the museum itself, not considering what is exposed inside, would be worth a visit. Here you get the chance to see the original marbles and sculptures from Acropolis, and the natural light of the museum, lets you enjoy them even more.There are more than 4000 ahndicrafts coming from the arcaic and classical period and looking through the glass floor of the museum you can also see the streets and the buildings of the ancient neighborhoods of Athens.
You can arrive here using the metro and coming out at Akropolis station, the ticket is 5€ and the opening time is:
Tuesday to Sunday: 8.00 a.m. to 8.00 p.m.
Last admission: 7.30 p.m.
Galleries cleared at 7.45 p.m.
The Museum is open every Friday until 10 p.m.
Monday: Closed.
Closed: 1 January, 25 March, Easter Sunday, 1 May, 25 December and 26 December.
Written Jun 16, 2011
Website: http://www.theacropolismuseum.gr/
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This is an incredible museum—there are all sorts of beautiful things that came from the buildings on the Acropolis, including the original Caryatids. They aren’t way overhead in the distance at the museum (like the copies are at the site) and you can every detail. Each one of them has a different elaborate hairstyle, and they are beautiful.
Archaeologists are on duty inside the museum to answer visitors' questions (look for red & white buttons).
There are some excavated ruins right in front of the museum that have been covered with glass, and the walkway goes on each side of them. No photos are allowed inside the museum at all, so I have no pictures other than the ruins out front.
Open Tues-Sun, 8-8; closed major holidays. 5 Euro admission. No photos
Written May 26, 2011
Address: 15 Dionysiou Areopagitou St.
Phone: +30 210 9000900
Website: www.theacropolismuseum.gr
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The museum’s much-anticipated opening puts an end to a decades-long series of delays, obstacles and critics.
“Every great work is in a way a source of provocation and scandal,” said Culture Minister Antonis Samaras at the June 17 presentation. “But it is ultimately these great works - and not the objections they provoked - that leave an indelible mark on their era. The New Acropolis Museum is a symbol of a country which respects its past and honours it with works comparable to those of our ancestors.”
The first thing visitors see, as they walk up the ramp to the main exhibits, are the 5 Caryatids standing vigil. The best preserved of the six Caryatid statues was taken by Lord Elgin in the 18th century and is now held at the British Museum, while the remaining five originals have been on display at the new Acropolis Museum. A vacant space, among the five remaining, marks the void of the stolen statue...in anticipation of her return.
Tickets for the museum’s first three days of operation - purchased exclusively online through the museum’s site (www.theacropolismusuem.gr) - were sold out on June 15 within a few hours of becoming available.
Museum officials estimate that the 20,000m2 glass-and-concrete museum can accommodate simultaneously between 1,200 and 1,500 people. Its capacity is 10,000 visitors in the course of a 12-hour day (8am-8pm).
For a museum that aims to welcome and befriend its visitors, avoiding heavy queueing is a priority. In order for the gallery halls not to become congested, specially appointed personnel will work towards the even distribution of museumgoers.
As part of its visitor-friendly policy, the museum also offers a spacious reception area, a ground-floor cafe, a second-floor restaurant-cafe with panoramic views of the Acropolis, a virtual-reality theatre and a temporary exhibition gallery. Recommended time for a full visit is three hours.
Unlike the steep entrance prices of international museums, the New Acropolis Museum ticket is at a budget-friendly 1 euro - the price of a public bus ticket - through to the end of 2009 and 5 euros as of 2010.
Updated Apr 17, 2011
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