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87 out of 100 (9 Sources)

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5 Best (Museum / Exhibition / Gallery) Greece

90/100

Accessibility
93/100

"Must See"-Factor
95/100

Budget Friendliness
92/100

Architecture
88/100

Concept
94/100

Exhibits
89/100

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100%

excellent

The author states that the Benaki Museum is "simultaneously an Archaeological, Byzantine and Folk Culture Museum" and therefore it has a "vast" collection of exhibits on permanent display. In addition there are "periodic thematic exhibitions" which are popular and "generally highly regarded". The museum is situated in a "beautiful neoclassical bui [more]

Fodors.com

100%

perfection!

The Benaki Museum is the "oldest private museum, established in 1926 by an illustrious Athenian family." There are "more than 20,000 items are on display in 36 rooms" and the displays move "chronologically from the ground floor upward" and range from "prehistory to the formation of the modern Greek state." Talking about the exhibits on display, [more]

Frommers.com

90%

excellent

Frommers very highly recommends a visit to this "stunning private collection" that "includes treasures from the Neolithic era to the 20th century". From the whole exhibition which comprises "about 20000 small and large works of art" the "folk art collection" seems to have impressed the writer the most. This "superb" display includes "magnificent co [more]