ANNOUNCEMENT

07.03.2024

We would like to inform you that the Byzantine and Christian Museum Shop will remain closed for technical reasons on the following weekends: 9th-10th, 23rd-24th, and 30th-31st of March.

Free entrance

01 March 2024

Free Entrance to the Byzantine and Christian Museum and the Dionysios Loverdos Museum on Sunday, March 3, 2024! Come alone, with your friends or your family to enjoy your visit at our exhibitions.

Announcement for the Library

09 February 2024

We would like to inform you that the library of the Byzantine and Christian Museum will be closed to the public on Monday, February 12, 2024.

Announcement regarding the Operation of the Loverdos Museum on Wednesday the 6th of December 2023

05.12.2023

We would like to inform you that on Wednesday, the 6th of December, 2023, the Loverdos Museum, a branch of the Byzantine & Christian Museum at 6 Mavromichali Street, will be closed to the public.

Announcement regarding the Operation of the B.C.M. and the Loverdos Museum on Friday the 17th of November 2023

15.11.2023

We would like to inform you that on Friday, the 17th of November, 2023, the Byzantine & Christian Museum will be open until 12:00, due to the events in the area of the center of Athens for the 50th anniversary of the Polytechnic. The Loverdos Museum, a branch of the Byzantine & Christian Museum at 6 Mavromichali Street, will be closed to the public.

Library reopening

09.11.2023

We would like to inform you that from Monday, the 13th of November 2023 the Museum library will reopen to the public...

FREE ENTRANCE TO THE MUSEUM ON SUNDAY NOVEMBER 5TH 2023

04 November 2023

First Sunday of the month tomorrow and the entrance to the museum is free for everyone! Come alone, with your friends or your family to enjoy your visit both at the permanent and the temporary exhibitions of the Museum:

Winter opening hours

31.10.2023

Please be informed that the winter opening hours of the Byzantine and Christian Museum, from the 1st of November, 2023 to the 31st of March, 2024, are as follows: Monday: 08:30–15:30, Tuesday: Closed, Wednesday to Friday: 08:30–15:30. The programme of the Byzantine and Christian Museum includes the following:

The burial of Theotokos and her Assumption to Heaven (D. Loverdos Museum)

14.08.2023

Icon with obvious influences from the western art. Painted by Konstantinos Kontaris from the Ionian Islands...

Visit of the President of the Republic of Malta

10.07.2023

On Wednesday, July 5, 2023 from 13.00-13.55, the President of the Republic of Malta Mr. George William Vella and his wife, accompanied by the Minister of Tourism of Malta, Mr. Clayton Bartolo and the Ambassador of Malta in Athens, Mr. Joseph Cuschieri, visited the Byzantine & Christian Museum confirming the historical ties between the two countries....

Opening of the temporary exhibition “The religious work of Polykleitos Rengos”

21.03.2023

Tuesday, 28th of March 2023, at 18.30

The temporary exhibition “The religious work of Polykleitos Rengos” is inaugurated on Tuesday, 28th of March 2023 at 18:30 at the Byzantine and Christian Museum...

Announcement on the operation of the Loverdos Museum and the B.C.M. on Thursday, the 16th of March, 2023

16.03.2023

We would like to inform you that today, the 16th of March 2023, the Loverdos Museum, a branch of the Byzantine and Christian Museum at 6 Mavromichali str. in Athens, will be closed to the public, due to the 24hour strike of the employees. The Byzantine & Christian Museum will be open to the public with limited, however, access due to lack of staff.

5 small artworks - 5 short human stories - Rescheduling for the closing event of the temporary exhibition: The Byzantine world of Tassos Mantzavinos

13 March 2023

The postponed concluding event of the recent temporary exhibition: "The Byzantine World of Tassos Mantzavinos", has been rescheduled for Friday, March 17 (2023), from 12.00 - 14.30, at the Reception Hall of the D. Loverdos Museum - Annex of the Byzantine & Christian Museum, in the center of Athens (6 Mavromichali Str.)...

Announcement regarding the BMA and The Loverdos Museum operation

08 March 2023

We would like to inform you that on Wednesday, the 8th of March 2023, Byzantine and Christian Museum and the Loverdos Museum, a branch of the Byzantine and Christian Museum at 6 Mavromichali str. in Athens, will be closed to the public, due to the 24hour strike.

Announcement regarding the BMA and The Loverdos Museum operation

10.02.2023

We would like to inform you that on Monday, the 13th of February 2023, Byzantine and Christian Museum and the Loverdos Museum, a branch of the Byzantine and Christian Museum at 6 Mavromichali str. in Athens, will be closed to the public, due to the 24hour strike of the employees of the Ministry of Culture and Sports.

Announcement on the operation of the Museum

06.02.2023

TODAY FEBRUARY THE 6thTHE MUSEUM WILL BE PARTIALLY OPEN FROM 09:00 – 12:00, WITHOUT TICKET, DUE TO THE ABSENCE OF STAFF PREVENTED DUE TO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS.

NOTICE OF WORK STOPS

06.02.2023

06.02.2023 - 09.02.2023

FROM FEBRUARY THE 6th UNTIL FEBRUARY THE 9th AND FROM 12:00 TO THE END OF HOURS THE MUSEUM WILL REMAIN CLOSED DUE TO SCHEDULED WORK STOPS BY THE STAFF.

Thematic route within the permanent exhibition: Refugee Heirlooms – 100 Years at the Byzantine & Christian Museum

20 January 2023

The Byzantine and Christian Museum participates in the triennial events (2022–2024) commemorating the centenary of the 1922 Asia Minor Catastrophe through a series of actions under the general title “100 Years of Refugee Hellenism”. One of these actions entitled “Refugee Heirlooms – 100 Years at the Byzantine & Christian Museum” is a special thematic route within the permanent exhibition of the Museum, highlighting in situ refugee heirlooms. To discover the heirlooms follow the link below:

Soteur - Sotiris Fokeas. Dream. Acrylic and ink on canvas (190 Χ 520 cm), 2022

21.12.2022

The inclusion in an historical exhibition of a work by the artist Soteur (Sotiris Fokeas) is an exceptional choice. His work Dream accompanies the exhibition “Smyrna in the Early 20th Century. Through the Eyes of the Byzantinist Georgios Lampakis”, being a contemporary artistic creation that conveys a dreamlike and playful outlook on the city of Smyrna —an outlook beyond the available narratives, schematically rendered, following the conventions of pop art. The work is presented in black and white, so as not to “betray” to visitors the profusion of colours they will be amazed by once they enter the exhibition space. Soteur’s work invites visitors to dream of Smyrna in their own way. 👉 The temporary exhibition “Smyrna in the early 20th century. Through the eyes of the Byzantinist Georgios Lampakis” is inaugurated on Thursday, December 22 at 18:30 at the Byzantine and Christian Museum.

Announcement regarding the Operation of the Loverdos Museum on Thursday the 17th of November 2022

16.11.2022

We would like to inform you that the Loverdos Museum, a branch of the Byzantine and Christian Museum at 6 Mavromichali Street, will be closed to the public on Thursday the 17th of November 2022 due to the events in the area of ​​the center of Athens for the 49th anniversary of the Polytechnic

Announcement - Change for the BMA opening hours on Thursday the 17th of November 2022

16 November 2022

We would like to inform you that on Thursday, the 17th of November 2022, the Byzantine and Christian Museum will be open until 13:00 due to the events in the area of ​​the center of Athens for the 49th anniversary of the Polytechnic.

Announcement about the Loverdos Museum operation

08.11.2022

We would like to inform you that tomorrow, the 9th of November 2022, the Loverdos Museum will be closed to the public, due to technical reasons.

ANNOUNCEMENT: Opening hours of the museum on July 26 and 27, 2022

25 July 2022

We would like to inform you that on Tuesday and Wednesday, July 26 and 27, 2022, the museum wil be open until 18:00, due to technical reasons.

ANNOUNCEMENT ABOUT THE LOVERDOS MUSEUM ACTIVITY

06.07.2022

We would like to inform you that the Loverdos Museum, a branch of the Byzantine and Christian Museum at 6 Mavromichali Street, will be closed to the public, on Thursday the 7th of July 2022, due to technical reasons.

Exhibition of diplomatic documents: “Greece-Romania, 140 years of diplomatic relations (1880-2020)”.

01 July 2022 until 15 July 2021

The Service of Diplomatic and Historical Archives of the Greek Ministry of Foreign Affairs, in cooperation with the Diplomatic Archives of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Romania and the Embassy of Romania in Athens, organizes an exhibition of diplomatic documents on the occasion of the completion of 140 years of diplomatic relations between Greece and Romania....

Announcement

29 June 2022

We would like to inform you that today, the 29th of June 2022, the museum will be open until 18:00 due to technical problems.

ANNOUNCEMENT: OPENING HOURS ON 27 AND 29/06/2022

24.06.2022

We inform you that the Byzantine and Christian Museum will be open on Monday 27/06 from 10:00 am to 18:00 pm and on Wednesday 29/06 from 8:00 am to 18:00 pm due to technical reasons.

ANNOUNCEMENT

07 June 2022

We would like to inform you that today, the 7th of June 2022, the museum will be open until 18:00 due to technical problems.

Announcement

29 April 2022

We would like to inform you that on Monday the 2nd of May 2022, the Museum will be closed due to the transfer of the May 1st bank holiday. Instead we will be open on Sunday the 1st of May.

Opening hours during the Easter holidays

21 April 2022

We wish you a blessed and holly Easter! We inform you that the opening hours of the Byzantine and Christian Museum during the Easter holidays will be the following: Good Friday: 12:00 - 17:00 Holy Saturday: 08:30 - 15:30 Easter Sunday: CLOSED Easter Monday: 08:00 - 20:00 The museum shop will be closed from Good Friday until Easter Monday.

Announcement

12 April 2022

We inform you that, on Wednesday, April 13th, 2022, the Museum will be closed to the public due to the participation of the museum guards in the strike.

Announcement about the museum operation

28.01.2022

We inform you that today, January 28, 2022, the museum will be closed to the public, due to the bad weather condition.

Announcement about the opening hours (24.01.2022)

24 January 2022

We inform you that today, January 24, 2022, the Byzantine and Christian Museum will be open to the public until 12:00, due to the bad weather condition and following the instructions of the Ministry of Climate Crisis & Civil Protection.

Announcement

10.12.2021

The temporary exhibition “Lepanto 1571” is open to the public during the following hours: Monday - Wednesday to Sunday: 08:30 - 15:30 Tuesday: closed. The permanent exhibition will be closed due to technical reasons.

ANNOUNCEMENT ABOUT THE BMA OPENING HOURS ON WEDNESDAY NOVEMBER 17TH 2021

15.11.2021

On Wednesday, November 17th 2021, the Byzantine and Christian Museum, will be open to the public during the following hours: 08:30 - 13:00

ANNOUNCEMENT ABOUT THE LOVERDOS MUSEUM ACTIVITY

15 November 2021

We would like to inform you that the Loverdos Museum, a branch of the Byzantine and Christian Museum at 6 Mavromichali Street, will be closed to the public from Tuesday 16th of November to Thursday 18th of November, due to technical reasons.

ANNOUNCEMENT

16 October 2021

We would like to inform you that the Loverdos Museum - Branch of the Byzantine & Christian Museum, at 6 Mavromichali Street, can be visited except the Level 1 Halls, 1.1 (Pompeii Room - Event Hall) and 1.2 ("Dion. Loverdos and his collection) , which will remain closed due to technical reasons.

ANNOUNCEMENT

15 October 2021

We inform you that today 15/10/2021 the Byzantine and Christian Museum will remain closed due to severe bad weather.

Announcement

14 October 2021

We would like to inform you that the Loverdos Museum, a branch of the Byzantine and Christian Museum at 6 Mavromichali Street, will remain closed until further notice, due to technical reasons.

ANNOUNCEMENT

05 October 2021

ANNOUNCEMENT: From Wednesday, October 6th 2021, the Byzantine and Christian Museum, due to technical reasons, will be open to the public during the following hours: Monday-Wednesday to Sunday: 09:00 - 17:00 Tuesday: 13:00 - 20:00

Announcement

03 October 2021

On Monday, October 4th 2021, the Byzantine and Christian Museum will be open to the public from 09:00 till 17:00 only, due to technical reasons.

Announcement

16 September 2021

We would like to inform you that tomorrow, September 17th 2021, the Museum will be open until 17:00.

Announcement

15 September 2021

We would like to inform you that today, September 15th 2021, the Museum will be open until 18.30.

ANNOUNCEMENT ABOUT THE LOVERDOS MUSEUM

24.05.2021

We regret to inform you that the Loverdos Museum will be closed for internal works from Wednesday the 26th of May till Friday the 28th of May.

Announcement - The Loverdos Museum

20 May 2021

Οn Friday, the 21st of May 2021, the Loverdos Museum will be open again to the public with free entrance. The Loverdos Museum has taken....

Opening of the Byzantine and Christian Museum

13 May 2021

The Byzantine and Christian Museum will be open to the public again from Friday May 14 2021, ready to welcome its visitors. The Byzantine and Christian Museum has taken all necessary precautions...

Announcement

02 November 2020

According to the latest instructions of the Ministry of Interior and for the public health protection, the operation of the Byzantine & Christian Museum exhibitions is suspended from the 3rd of November 2020 until further notice. You can browse and view on the web the collections and the temporary exhibition at the following links :

Announcement

14.10.2020

We would like to inform you that from Thursday, the 15th of October 2020, the Byzantine and Christian Museum will be open to the public from 08:00 to 20:00.

Announcement

06.10.2020

Οn Wednesday, the 7th of October 2020, the Byzantine and Christian Museum will be open again to the public from 09:00 to 16:00.

Announcement

03 October 2020

We regret to inform you that our museum will remain closed to the public until the Tuesday, 6th of October, 2020.

We open and we stay safe!

12.06.2020

We inform you that the Byzantine and Christian Museum will be open again on Monday, the 15th of June. Due to the fact that the Byzantine and Christian Museum is an enclosed space....

Opening of Byzantine and Christian Museum

02.06.2020

June 15 2020

We inform you that the Byzantine and Christian Museum will be open again on Monday, the 15th of June. Opening hours: Tuesday: 13:00-20:00, Wednesday to Monday: 08:00-20:00

Suspension of the operation of Byzantine and Christian Museum

30.03.2020

We inform you that due to preventive measures against the spread of coronavirus, the Byzantine and Christian Museum suspends its operation until further notice.

Suspention of the operation of Byzantine and Christian Museum

13.03.2020

We inform you that due to preventive measures against the spread of coronavirus the Byzantine and Christian Museum suspends its operation until further notice.

Announcement

13.01.2020

Monday January 13, 2020

We inform you that today 13/1/2020, the museum will be closed from 13:00 due to mourning.​

Announcement about half day strike

10.01.2020

Friday January 10

We inform you that today Friday the 10th of January, due to a strike of the employees, the Museum will be open from 09:00 to 11:30.

Announcement about the museum shop

30.12.2019

January 2, 2020

We inform you that on Thursday the 2nd of January, 2020, the museum shop will be closed due to stocktaking.​

Announcement about half day strike

18.12.2019

Wendesday December 18 | 12:00 pm

We inform you that today 18/12/2019, the museum will be closed from 12:00 p.m. due to half day strike (action).

Announcement for the opening hours

15.11.2019

Sunday November 17nth

We would like to inform you that on Sunday November 17th due to urgent reasons the Museum will be open until 13.00.

Announcement for the museum s visiting hours

31.10.2019

November 1rst 2019

We would like to inform you that on Friday November 1st, the museum will be open from 08:30 to 16:00.

Announcement for the Shop of the Museum

25.10.2019

October 28th - 30th

We inform you that on Monday the 28th, Tuesday 29th and Wednesday 30th of October the Shop of the Museum will be closed due to stocktaking.

Visit as part of the informal meeting of the heads of states of the Arraiolos

11.10.2019

October 11, 2019

Today October 11, 2019, as part of the informal meeting of the heads of states of the “Arraiolos”, the spouse of the Greek president Mrs. Vlasia Paulopoulou, carried out the parallel program for the spouses of the Presidents, with a visit to the Byzantine and Christian Museum.

General strike 2 October, 2019 and proper functioning of the museum

01.10.2019

At October 2, 2019 due to general strike the proper functioning of the museum may be compromised (opening hours, accessibility to all collections). Please call 213213513 prior to you visit. We apologize for the inconvenience.

Announcement

17.09.2019

We inform you that today Tuesday the 17th of September the Museum will be open until 19:00.

Announcement

11.06.2019

Wednesday June the 12th

We inform you that on Wednesday June the 12th, part of the Museum will be closed.

Announcement

29.05.2019

Thursday May 30th

Tomorrow Thursday May 30th part of the museum will remain closed from 10.00a.m. to 14.00 p.m.

Announcement

24.05.2019

We inform you that on Tuesday May 28th and on Tuesday June 4th the museum will be open from 14.00 until 20.00.

Announcement for the election dates

23.05.2019

Sunday, June 2, 2019

On Sunday, June 2, 2019 Municipal and Regional and European Parliament elections’ day the Byzantine & Christian Museum will be open from 08:30 until 16:00

ANNOUNCEMENT

23.04.2019

On Wednesday, May 1st, 2019 the Byzantine & Christian Museum will remain closed.

Announcement

19.04.2019

Good Friday 26.04 - Easter Monday 29.04

Byzantine & Christian Museum’s opening hours during the Easter Holidays

Announcement

11.04.2019

Friday, April 12th, 2019

Employee’s strike in Byzantine and Christian Museum.

Announcement concerning the opening hours

29.12.2018

from 7th of January 2019

Byzantine and Christian Museum s exhibition will be open for the period 7th fo January to 28th of February as follows: Monday (08.30-15.30), Tuesday (CLOSED), Wednesday-Sunday (08.30-16.00).

ANNOUNCEMENT

12.11.2018

related to the temporary exhibition “TOMB OF CHRIST: THE MONUMENT AND THE PROJECT”

It is herewith announced that the Byzantine & Christian Museum is in no way involved in any information-, tickets issue- or guided tours/ visits planning matters related to the temporary exhibition “TOMB OF CHRIST: THE MONUMENT AND THE PROJECT”, which is simply hosted at the Museum premises. For any related information, the phone number 2107289015

THE RESURRECTION OF JESUS CHRIST International Icon Painting Competition

June 25th to July 22nd 2018

In the context of the annual icon painting competition organized by the Interparliamentary Assembly on Orthodoxy the exhibition «The Resurrection of Jesus Christ» is hosted at the Byzantine and Christian Museum from June 25th to July 22nd 2018, presenting 63 works which participated in the competition, after being selected by an international experts’ jury...

DIGITAL EXHIBITION OF ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY “TOMB OF CHRIST: THE MONUMENT AND THE PROJECT” AT THE BYZANTINE AND CHRISTIAN MUSEUM

The emblematic project of the conservation and rehabilitation of the Holy Aedicule of the Holy Sepulchre in the Church of Resurrection in Jerusalem, that was successfully accomplished by the Interdisciplinary Team of the National Technical University of Athens and delivered to the three Christian Communities, Guardians of the Holy Tomb, in March 2017, is presented in the Temporary Digital Exhibition of Advanced Technology “Tomb of Christ: the Monument and the Project” at the Byzantine and Christian Museum from 21 May 2018 until 31 January 2019...

360° Virtual Tour at the exhibition “Hermitage. Gateway to history”

07.03.2018

Enjoy this 360° Virtual Tour at the exhibition “Hermitage. Gateway to history”, which was in display ...

Byzantine Museum. An open museum to everybody...

The spot referring to the Byzantine Museum presented by the internationally renowned actor George Corraface

The spot was created as part of a communication campaign for the promotion of Hellenic Museums by the "Alliance for Greece". The spot referring to the Byzantine and Christian Museum is presented by the internationally renowned actor George Corraface, and is directed by Takis Zervoulakis. The music is composed by Stavros Xarhakos.