Museums in Greece

Nestled in the hills of Crete, a local artist has created a wonderland of stone and terracotta sculptures.

A spectacular Neoclassical palace is home more than 15,000 artifacts and works of art.

One of the best collections of Byzantine art housed in a magnificent, 19th-century neoclassical home.

The history of Greece is illustrated through banknotes.

This old museum contains dozens of detailed miniature ships and buildings.

This collection of artifacts represents one family's mission to record the horrors of World War II inflicted on their hometown.

Learn about the sweet, storied legacy of beekeeping in ancient Greece.

One of the greatest collections of coins in the world is housed in the former mansion of an archeological pioneer.

These artifacts were discovered during the construction of the airport, with some dating back to the Neolithic period.

Legend says it was constructed with the destroyed pillar of an ancient Greek Temple.

This graffitied 19th-century building was a prototype of European industrial architecture.

Scars of this building's past life as a violent prison still cover its walls.

Get hands on with the technological marvels of the Classical world.

A former factory serves as a shrine to the industry that sustained Santorini for decades.

A grotesque collection of wax limbs depicting the symptoms of venereal disease.

This mystical orb covered in strange symbols is thought to have been used in ancient Greek magical rituals.