This is a list of museums in Greece by regional unit.

Attica

Central Athens

:Archaeological

  • Acropolis Museum
  • Archaeological Museum of Kerameikos
  • Epigraphical Museum
  • Goulandris Museum of Cycladic Art
  • Museum of the Ancient Agora
  • Museum of the Center for the Acropolis Studies
  • National Archaeological Museum of Athens
  • Old Acropolis Museum
  • Numismatic Museum of Athens
  • Syntagma Metro Station Archaeological Collection

:Byzantine, Ecclesiastic

  • Byzantine and Christian Museum (of Athens)

:Biographical, City, Diachronic, Ethnic, Ethnographic, History, Historic House

  • Benaki Museum
  • Eleftherios Venizelos Historical Museum
  • Jewish Museum of Greece
  • Museum of Pavlos and Alexandra Kanellopoulou
  • Museum of the City of Athens
  • National Historical Museum of Greece (Old Parliament House)

:Folklore, Folk art

  • Centre for the Study of Traditional Pottery
  • Ilias Lalaounis Jewelry Museum
  • Museum of Greek Folk Art
  • Museum of Greek Folk Musical Instruments
  • Museum of the History of the Greek Costume

:Art museums and galleries, Music, Theater, Culture, Popular Art

  • Athinais Culture Center
  • Bernier–Eliades Gallery Museum
  • City of Athens Cultural Center
  • Design Museum of the 20th Century
  • Frissiras Museum
  • Goulandris Museum of Contemporary Art
  • Gounaropoulos Museum
  • Herakleidon Art Museum
  • Museum of Engravings and Graphic Arts
  • Marika Kotopouli Museum
  • Melina Merkouri Cultural Center
  • Municipal Gallery of Athens
  • Museum of Children's Art in Plaka
  • National Art Gallery
  • National Glyptotheque
  • National Museum of Contemporary Art, Athens
  • Paxinou-Minotis Museum
  • Pieridis Museum of Ancient Cypriot Greek Art & Contemporary Art
  • The N. Chatzikiriakos-Gkikas Art Gallery
  • Technopolis (Gazi)
  • Theatrical Museum of Greece
  • Maria Calas Museum

:Industry, Maritime, Military, Mill, Railway, Science, Technology

  • Athens War Museum
  • Evgenidio Foundation
  • Hellenic Air Force Museum
  • Hellenic Motor Museum
  • Railway Museum of Athens

:Anthropology, Natural History, Geology, Paleontology

  • Museum of Anthropology, University of Athens
  • Museum of Criminology (Athens)
  • Museum of Geology and Paleontology of the Athens University
  • Zoological Museum of the University of Athens

:Children, Education, Special Interests, Sports, University

  • Athens University Museum
  • Hellenic Children's Museum
  • Postal & Philatelic Museum of Greece
  • Museum of Greek Children's Art (M.G.C.A.)

North Athens

  • Deste Foundation (exhibition area)
  • Drossinis Museum
  • Spathario Museum
  • Yiannis Tsarouchis Foundation Museum
  • OTE Museum of Telecommunications, Kifisia
  • Gaia Center
  • Goulandris Natural History Museum

South Athens

  • Evgenidio Foundation (Planetarium and Science museum)
  • Greek armored cruiser Georgios Averof
  • Tactual Museum of Athens

Piraeus regional unit

:Archaeological

  • Archaeological Museum of Piraeus

:Art museums and galleries, Theater

  • Municipal Art Gallery of Piraeus
  • Panos Aravantinos Decor Museum

:Maritime, Railway

  • Electric Railways Museum of Piraeus
  • Hellenic Maritime Museum (Piraeus)

Islands regional unit

  • Archaeological Museum of Aegina
  • Archaeological Museum of Poros
  • Archaeological Museum of Kythera
  • Pavlos Kountouriotis Mansion, Hydra
  • Spetses Museum

West Attica

:Archaeological

  • Archaeological Museum of Eleusis
  • Archaeological Museum of Megara

:Art museums and galleries

  • Skironio Museum Polychronopoulos

East Attica

:Archaeological

  • Archaeological Museum of Acharnes (part of Folk Art Museum of Acharnes)
  • Archaeological Museum of Brauron
  • Archaeological Museum of Lavrion
  • Archaeological Museum of Marathon
  • Athens International Airport Archaeological Collection
  • Schimatari Museum

:Folklore, Folk art

  • Folk Art Museum of Acharnes
  • Zygomalas Museum, Avlonas
  • Vorres Museum, Paiania

:Technology, Geology

  • Phaethon Technological Museum (car museum) (Kalamos)
  • Mineralogical Museum of Lavrion

Central Macedonia

Thessaloniki regional unit

:Archaeological

  • Archaeological Museum of Thessaloniki
  • Museum of Roman Forum

:Byzantine, Ecclesiastic

  • Crypt of Agios Demetrios
  • Museum of Byzantine Culture
  • White Tower of Thessaloniki

:Biographical, City, Diachronic, Ethnic, Ethnographic, History, Historic House, Natural History

  • Holocaust Museum of Greece (under construction)
  • Atatürk Museum (Thessaloniki)
  • Historical Museum of the Balkan Wars
  • Jewish Museum of Thessaloniki
  • Museum of the Macedonian Struggle
  • Natural History Museum (Thessaloniki)

:Folklore, Folk art

  • Folk Art and Ethnological Museum of Macedonia and Thrace

:Art museums and galleries, Music, Theater, Culture, Popular Art

  • Art Gallery of the Society of Macedonian Studies
  • Cinema Museum of Thessaloniki
  • Macedonian Museum of Contemporary Art
  • National Bank Museum of the Cultural Center of Northern Greece
  • Museum of Photography Thessaloniki

:Industry, Maritime, Military, Mill, Railway, Science, Technology

  • National Map Library
  • Railway Museum of Thessaloniki
  • Science Center and Technology Museum "Noesis"
  • War Museum of Thessaloniki
  • Water Supply Museum

:Children, Education, Special Interests, Sports, University

  • Museum of Plaster Casts of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki
  • Thessaloniki Olympic Museum (former Sports Museum)

Imathia

:Agricultural

  • Wine and Vine Museum (Naoussa)

:Archaeological

  • Archaeological Museum of Veroia
  • Museum of the Royal Tombs of Aigai (Vergina)
  • Vergina (Building for the protection of the royal tombs > see section)

:Byzantine, Ecclesiastic

  • Byzantine Museum of Veroia

:Folklore

  • Folklore Museum of the Lyceum of Hellenic Women (Naoussa)
  • Folklore Museum of Veroia

Kilkis regional unit

:Archaeological

  • Archaeological Museum of Kilkis

:History, War

  • Military museum of Kilkis
  • Museum of the Battle of Lahanas

:Folklore

  • Macedonian Folklore Museum (Goumenissa)

Serres regional unit

:Archaeological

  • Archaeological Museum of Amphipolis
  • Archaeological Museum (Serres)

:Byzantine, Ecclesiastic

  • Ecclesiastical Museum of the Holy Bishopry of Serres and Nigrita
  • Museum of the Old Cathedral at Serres

:Folklore

  • Mihalis Tsartsidis Folklore and History Museum (Sidirokastro)
  • Sarakatsani Folklore Museum

Chalkidiki

:Archaeological

  • Archaeological Museum of Polygyros

:Byzantine, Ecclesiastic

  • Tower of Ouranoupolis

:Folklore

  • Folklore Museum (Polygyros)
  • History and Folklore Museum (Arnaia)

Pella regional unit

:Archaeological

  • Archaeological Museum of Pella

:Ecclesiastical

  • Ecclesiastical Museum (Edessa)

:Folklore

  • Folklore Museum (Edessa)
  • Folklore Museum (Yannitsa)
  • Nature and Folklore Museum of Loutra Almopias

Pieria

:Archaeological

  • Archaeological Museum of Dion (Dion)
  • Visitable Museum Store in Makrygialos (Makrygialos)

:Geological

  • Olympus Geological History Museum (Leptokarya)

:Folklore

  • Folklore Museum of Katerini (Katerini)
  • Pieria Asia Minor Society Museum (Katerini)

: Maritime

  • Maritime Museum of Litochoro (Litochoro)

Eastern Macedonia and Thrace

Rhodope regional unit

:Archaeological

  • Archaeological Museum of Komotini

:Byzantine, Ecclesiastic

  • Byzantine Museum of Komotini
  • Ecclesiastical Museum of the Holy Bishopry of Maroneia and Komotini

:Folklore, Folk art

  • Basketry Museum of the Roma
  • Folklore Museum of Komotini

Kavala

:Archaeological

  • Archaeological Museum of Kavala
  • Archaeological Museum of Philippi

:Folklore, Folk art

  • Cultural House of Nea Karvali

:Industry, Maritime, Military, Mill, Railway, Science, Technology

  • Tobacco Museum
  • Maritime Museum of Kavala
  • Olive and Oil Museum (Eleochori)

Thasos

  • Archaeological Museum of Thasos

Evros regional unit

:Archaeological

  • Archaeological Museum of Samothrace

:Byzantine, Ecclesiastic

  • Alexandroupolis Ecclesiastical Museum

:Ethnographic, History

  • Ethnological Museum of Thrace (Angeliki Giannakidou)

:Industrial, Technology

  • Art of Silk Museum, Soufli

Xanthi regional unit

:Archaeological

  • Archaeological Museum of Abdera

Drama regional unit

:Archaeological

  • Archaeological Museum of Drama

:History

  • Natural History Museum (Paranesti)

:Folklore

  • Folklore Museum (Drama)

Western Macedonia

Kozani regional unit

:Archaeological

  • Aiani Archaeological Museum
  • Archaeological Museum of Kozani

:Byzantine, Ecclesiastic

  • Ecclesiastical Museum of Siatista

:Ethnographic, History, Folklore, Folk art

  • Anthropological and Folklore Museum (Ptolemaida)
  • Historical - Folklore and Natural History Museum of Kozani
  • Museum of Modern Local History of Kozani

:Natural History, Geology, Paleontology

  • Paleontological and Historical Museum of Ptolemais
  • Paleontological Museum of Siatista

Kastoria regional unit

:Archaeological

  • Dispilio Lakeside Neolithic Settlement Archaeological Collection

:Architectural

  • Monuments Museum (Kastoria)

:Byzantine, Ecclesiastic

  • Byzantine Museum of Kastoria

:Folklore, Folk art

  • Costume Museum (Kastoria)
  • Folklore Museum of Kastoria

Florina regional unit

:Archaeological

  • Archaeological Museum of Florina

:Art museums and galleries

  • Florina Museum of Modern Art
  • The Florina Art Gallery

:Folklore

  • Folklore Museum of the Aristotle Association
  • Folklore Museum of the Culture Club
  • Museum of Folklore and History (Drosopigi)

Grevena regional unit

  • History
  • Grevena Municipal Museum

Epirus

Ioannina regional unit

:Archaeological

  • Archaeological Museum of Ioannina

:Byzantine, Ecclesiastic

  • Byzantine Museum of Ioannina

:Ethnographic, History, War

  • 1912–1913 War Museum
  • Athanasios Vrellis Museum of Wax Effigies (in town)
  • Municipal Ethnographic Museum of Ioannina
  • Ethnographic Museum of the Ioannina University
  • Ethnographic Museum of Pyrsoghianni
  • Historical Museum of Ioannina
  • Museum of National Resistance
  • Pavlos Vrellis Museum of Hellenic History
  • War Museum of Kalpaki

:Folklore, Folk art

  • Folk Art Museum of Epirus - "Kostas Frontzos"
  • Museum of the Foundation for the Epirotic Studies

:Art museums and galleries

  • Averoff Gallery (Metsovo)
  • Municipal Art Gallery of Ioannina

Arta regional unit

:Archaeological

  • Archaeological Collection of Arta

:Folklore, Folk art

  • Arta Folklore Museum of "Skoufas" Association

Preveza regional unit

:Archaeological

  • Archaeological Museum of Nikopolis in Preveza City

Thesprotia

:Archaeological

  • Archaeological Museum of Igoumenitsa

Thessaly

Magnesia

:Archaeological

  • Archaeological Museum of Almyros
  • Archaeological Museum of Volos

:Byzantine, Ecclesiastic

  • Ecclesiastic Museum of Aghia Marina

:Biographical, Ethnographic, History

  • Hellenic Museum of Zagora

:Folklore, Folk art

  • Museum of Folk Art and History of Pelion
  • Kitsos Makris Folklore Museum
  • Theofilos Museum of Anakasia

:Art museums and galleries

  • Alexander K.Damtsas Museum
  • Municipal Art Gallery of Volos

:Industry, Railway, Technology

  • Thessaly Railway Museum
  • Tsalapatas National Museum of Industrial History

:Natural history

  • Athanasios Koutroumbas Insect Museum, in Volos

Sporades

  • Alonissos Museum
  • Papadiamantis House Museum of Skiathos
  • Folklore Museum of Skopelos
  • Photographic Center of Skopelos
  • Zisis Oikonomou Museum

Larissa regional unit

:Diachronic

  • Diachronic Museum of Larissa

:Ethnographic, Historical, Folklore, Folk art, Ecclesiastical

  • Folklore and Historical Museum of Larissa
  • Folklore and Historical Museum of Ambelakia
  • G. Schwartz Mansion of Ambelakia
  • Folklore Museum of Gonnoi
  • Folklore Museum of Livadi – G. Olympios Mansion
  • Folklore Museum of Dolichi
  • Museum of Thessalic Life of Elateia
  • Hatzigogos Inn Historical Museum of Sarantaporo
  • Wine Museum of Rapsani
  • Wine Museum of Tyrnavos
  • Folklore Museum of Verdikoussia

:Art museums and Galleries

  • Municipal Art Gallery – G.I Katsigra Museum of Larissa

:Anthropology, Natural History, Geology, Paleontology

:Military, Science, Biographical, Education

  • Larissa Museum of National Resistance of Thessaly
  • School Museum of Farsala

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Central Greece

Phthiotis

:Archaeological

  • Archaeological Museum of Atalanti
  • Archaeological Collection of Elateia
  • Archaeological Museum of Lamia

:Byzantine, Ecclesiastic

  • Byzantine Museum of Phthiotida

Phocis

:Archaeological

  • Amfissa Archaeological Museum
  • Archaeological Collection of Lidoriki
  • Delphi Archaeological Museum
  • Galaxidi Archaeological Collection

Euboea regional unit

:Archaeological

  • Archaeological Museum of Eretria
  • Archaeological Museum of Skyros
  • Archaeological Museum of Chalkis
  • Archaeological Museum of Karystos

:Folklore, Folk art

  • Folklore Museum of Kymi
  • Manos Faltaits Museum (Skyros)

Boeotia

:Archaeological

  • Archaeological Museum of Chaironeia
  • Archaeological Museum of Thebes
  • Distomo Archaeological Collection
  • Schimatari Museum

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Ionian Islands

Corfu regional unit

:Archaeological

  • Archaeological Museum of Corfu
  • Archaeological Museum of Paleopolis

:Byzantine, Ecclesiastic

  • Byzantine Museum of Antivouniotissa

:Biographical, Ethnic, History

  • Kapodistrias Museum
  • Serbian Museum of Corfu
  • Solomos Museum

:Art museums and galleries

  • Museum of Asian art of Corfu
  • Municipal Gallery of Corfu

: Music Museum

  • The Music Museum 'Nikolaos Halikiopoulos Mantzaros' of the Philharmonic Society of Corfu

: Numismatic Museum

  • Banknote Museum

Zakynthos

:Byzantine, Ecclesiastic

  • Byzantine Museum of Zakynthos

:Biographical, History

  • Museum of Dionysios Solomos and Eminent Zakynthians
  • Museum of Grigorios Xenopoulos

Cephalonia

:Archaeological

  • Archaeological Museum of Argostoli
  • Archaeological Collection of Stavros

:Folklore, Folk art

  • Korgialeneio Historical and Folklore Museum

:Natural history

  • Museum of Natural History of Cephalonia and Ithaca

:Byzantine, Ecclesiastic

  • St. Andrew Convent- The ecclesiastical Museum

:Maritime

  • Maritime Museum of the Ionian Sea
  • Nautical and Environmental Museum of Fiscardo

Ithaca

  • Archaeological Museum of Vathy

Lefkada regional unit

:Archaeological

  • Archaeological Museum of Lefkada

West Greece

Achaea

:Archaeological

  • Archaeological Museum of Aigion
  • Archaeological Museum of Patras
  • Fissini Street Archeological Collection (Patras)

:Ethnographic, History

  • Historical Museum of The Aghia Lavra Monastery
  • Museum of the Sacrifice of the People of Kalavryta

:Folklore, Folk art

  • Folk Art Museum of Patras

:Art museums and galleries, Popular art

  • Popular Art Museum of Chalandritsa

:Natural history

  • Zoological Museum of the Patras University

:Science and Technology

  • Museum of Science & Technology of the University of Patras

Aetolia-Acarnania

:Archaeological

  • Archaeological Museum of Agrinion
  • Archaeological Museum of Thyrreion

:Ethnographic, Folklore, History

  • Aitoloakarnania Folklore Museum
  • Museum of the History of the Holy City of Mesolongi
  • Ethnographic Museum of Kaletzi
  • Ethnographic Museum of Lefkasio

Elis

:Archaeological

  • Archaeological Museum of Elis
  • Archaeological Museum of Olympia
  • The Old Museum of Olympia

:Sports

  • Museum of the Modern Olympic Games

:Technology

  • Museum of Ancient Greek Technology (Ilia)

Peloponnese

Argolis

:Archaeological

  • Archaeological Museum of Argos
  • Archaeological Museum of Epidaurus
  • Archaeological Museum of Mycenae
  • Archaeological Museum of Nafplion
  • Archaeological Museum of Nemea

:Byzantine, Ecclesiastic

  • Byzantine Museum of Argolis

:Folklore, Folk art

  • Komboloi Museum
  • Laskarideio Folklore Museum

Messenia

:Archaeological

  • Archaeological Museum of Chora
  • Archaeological Museum of Messenia
  • Benakeion Archaeological Museum of Kalamata Now defunct, see Archaeological Museum of Messenia
  • Museum of Ancient Messene

Arcadia

:Archaeological

  • Archaeological Museum of Astros
  • Archaeological Museum of Lykosoura
  • Archaeological Museum of Tegea

:Open-air

  • Dimitsana Open-air Water Power Museum

Corinthia

:Archaeological

  • Archaeological Museum of Ancient Corinth
  • Archaeological Museum of Isthmia

:Ethnographic, Folklore, Historical

  • Historical and Folklore Museum of Corinth

Laconia

:Archaeological

  • Archaeological Museum of Sparta
  • Monemvasia Archaeological Collection

:Byzantine, Ecclesiastic

  • Archaeological Museum of Mystras

North Aegean

Chios regional unit

:Archaeological

  • Archaeological Museum of Chios

:Byzantine, Ecclesiastic

  • Chios Byzantine Museum
  • Museum of Nea Moni at Chios

:Maritime

  • Chios Maritime Museum

Lesbos

:Archaeological

  • Archaeological – Folklore Collection of Napi
  • Archaeological Museum of Mytilene

:Geology, Natural History, Paleontology

  • Natural History Museum of the Lesvos Petrified Forest

:Ouzo

  • Ouzo Museum – The World of Ouzo

Lemnos regional unit

  • Archaeological Museum of Lemnos

Ikaria regional unit

  • Archaeological Collection of Agios Kirykos

Samos

:Archaeological

  • Archaeological Museum of Samos
  • Kambos Archaeological Museum
  • The Paleontological Museum of Mytilinioi (Samos)

South Aegean

Andros

  • Archaeological Museum of Andros
  • Archaeological Museum of Palaiopolis
  • Andros Museum of Modern Art
  • Andros Maritime Museum

Kalymnos regional unit

  • Archaeological Museum of Astypalaia
  • Archaeological Museum of Kalymnos
  • Vouvalis Mansion (Kalymnos)

Karpathos regional unit

  • Archaeological Museum of Karpathos (future)

Kea-Kythnos

  • Archaeological Museum of Kea

Kos regional unit

  • Archaeological Museum of Kos
  • Archaeological Museum of Nisyros

Milos regional unit

:Archaeological

  • Archaeological Museum of Kimolos
  • Archaeological Museum of Milos
  • Archaeological Collection of Serifos
  • Archaeological Museum of Sifnos
  • Archaeological Collection of Agios Andreas on Sifnos

:Byzantine, Ecclesiastic

  • Ecclesiastical Museum in Adamas (Milos)

:Other

  • Milos Mining Museum (Adamas on Milos)

Mykonos

  • Archaeological Museum of Delos
  • Archaeological Museum of Mykonos
  • Mykonos Folklore Museum
  • Aegean Maritime Museum (Mykonos)

Naxos regional unit

:Archaeological

  • Archaeological Collection of Amorgos
  • Archaeological Museum of Apeiranthos
  • Archaeological Museum of Gyroulas at Sangri
  • Archaeological Museum of Naxos

:Byzantine, Ecclesiastic

  • Byzantine Museum of Naxos

:Other

  • Apiranthos Natural History Museum
  • Vallindras Distilery (Kitron Naxou distillery in Chalkio on Naxos) ! Not listed as a museum
  • Venetian Museum (Della Rocca Barozzi at Naxos)

Paros regional unit

  • Archaeological Museum of Paros

Rhodes regional unit

  • Archaeological Museum of Rhodes
  • Kastellorizo Archaeological Museum
  • Palace of the Grand Masters (Rhodes)
  • Kastellorizo Folk Art Museum
  • Decorative Arts Collection, Rhodes
  • Aquarium of Rhodes
  • Bee Museum of Rhodes
  • Museum of Mineralogy & Paleontology Stamatiadis, Rhodes

Syros

  • Archaeological Museum of Syros

Thira regional unit

  • Archaeological Collection of Anafi
  • Folegandros Folklore Museum
  • Archaeological Museum of Ios
  • Archaeological Museum of Thera
  • Museum of Prehistoric Thira

Tinos

  • Archaeological Museum of Tinos

Crete

Chania regional unit

:Archaeological

  • Archaeological Museum of Chania
  • Archaeological Museum of Kissamos

:Byzantine, Ecclesiastic

  • Byzantine and Post-Byzantine Collection of Chania
  • Museum of the Monastery of Agia Triada Tsangarolon
  • Museum of the Monastery of Chryssopighi
  • Museum of the Monastery of Gonia

:Biographical, Ethnographic, History

  • Eleftherios Venizelos Museum of Chalepa

:Historical, Folklore

  • Historical and Folklore Museum of Gavalochori

:Maritime, War

  • Maritime Museum of Crete

:Children, Education

  • School Life Museum

Heraklion regional unit

:Archaeological

  • Heraklion Archaeological Museum
  • Archaeological Museum of Messara

:Byzantine, Ecclesiastic

  • Collection of Agia Aikaterini of Sinai
  • Collection of Agios Matthaios of Sinai

:Biographical, Ethnographic, History, War

  • Historical Museum of Crete
  • Museum of Cretan Ethnology
  • Museum of the Battle of Crete
  • Nikos Kazantzakis Museum

:Folklore, Open Air

:Art museums and galleries

  • Museum of Visual Arts

:Science Museums

  • Video Games Museum

:Natural History

  • Aquaworld Aquarium
  • Natural History Museum of Crete

Rethymno regional unit

:Archaeological

  • Archaeological Museum of Rethymno
  • Museum of Ancient Eleutherna

:Byzantine, Ecclesiastic

  • Museum of the Monastery of Arkadi
  • Museum of the Monastery of Preveli

:Ethnographic, Folklore, Historical

  • Historical and Folklore Museum of Rethymno

:Folklore, Folk art

  • The Frantzeskaki Collection

:Art museums and galleries

  • Municipal Gallery "L.Kanakakis"

:Natural history

  • Museum of Sea Life at Rethymno
  • Paleolithic museum of Rethymno

Lasithi (regional unit)

:Archaeological

  • Archaeological Collection of Neapolis
  • Archaeological Museum of Agios Nikolaos
  • Archaeological Museum of Sitia

References

  • Museums in Greece by the Greek National Tourism Organisation
  • Ministry of culture of Greece /Museums
  • City of Athens /Museums
  • City of Athens/Visitors' website /Museums
  • Athens Museums' Guide with Reviews
  • Greek museums info