Museum of Pavlos and Alexandra Kanellopoulou Athens

"A small collection of Ancient Greek and Byzantine art in a beautiful neoclassical mansion on one of Athens’ most picturesque roads. You will need an hour to enjoy the collection as it wonders from prehistory and the Minoans to the classical era, Roman era and ends with icons from the late Byzantium. The curation is rather outdated, presenting art in a traditional chronological order, but the collection itself is rich and interesting."

Nikos Parastatidis

"I am sure we will visit this place more than once. In addition to a very interesting exposition, lectures, concerts, meetings are held here. The Paul and Alexandra Kanellopoulou Museum is a place where the public can get acquainted with Greek art. The museum's world-famous collection reflects the vitality and diversity of Greek art from prehistoric times to the present day. The Paul and Alexandra Kanellopoulou Museum stands out for its huge collection of ancient and Byzantine treasures, which emphasize the timelessness and unbreakable unity of Greek art. The creation of the Museum is an act of donation to society, since Pavlos and Alexandra Kanellopoulou donated their private collection to the Greek state, which they created with great love and dedication. Since 2019, the Museum has been operating. After graduating in 1927, he visited various European countries, mainly Italy and Spain, in order to study art history and archaeology. Then he deliberately focused his collection activities on the works of Greek culture in order to return them to Greece. At the same time, he traveled the world, saving many objects of Greek art from obscurity. In 1940, he received a license as a collector of Greek and Byzantine antiquities and has continued to replenish his collection ever since. The donation of his private collection to the Greek state and the creation of the Paul and Alexandra Kanellopoulou Museum became for him the realization of his dream. Pavlos, even at an advanced age and with a significant visual impairment, regularly visited the museum and accompanied visitors himself, sharing with the public his deep knowledge and love for art and archaeology."

Victoria Ivanova

"A small but interesting exhibition. I only paid two euros. Тhere was an amulet of agate inscribed on the surface:
They say what they want, let them
I don't care
3rd century A.C.
Impressive!"

Irena Karl