War Museum (Athens)
The War Museum houses the historical weapons collection of the Greek Ministry of Defense. It is in a prominent location on Vassilis Sophia Avenue in Athens and was built by the military junta ; however, it was only opened after its fall in 1975. Branches were later opened in Thessaloniki and Chania.
exhibition
The exhibition is divided into ten halls:
- Hall 1 - Weapons of the Stone Age and the Bronze Age , focus on Mycenae
- Hall 2 - Antiquity
- Room 3 - Byzantium
- Hall 4 - The Franks
- Room 5 and 6 The Greek War of Independence
- Room 7 - The early Greek state
- Room 8 - The Balkan Wars 1912–1913
- Room 9 - The Balkan Wars and the First World War
- Room 10 - Second World War and Occupation
There are also showcases with Asian and Oriental weapons.
In addition to larger weapons (including two of only five surviving vehicles ), aircraft are also exhibited on the open-air site . In the meantime, some important ones have been transferred to the Museum of the Greek Air Force . What remained at the museum were those that were present several times (such as the Starfighter ) or that were closely related to the founding of the museum (the “ Daidalos ”).
Special exhibitions
In 2004, a special exhibition on the design of everything from simple aids to prostheses was shown under the motto “Design for Everyone”.
Web links
- Museum website (English, Greek)
Coordinates: 37 ° 58 ′ 31 ″ N , 23 ° 44 ′ 43 ″ E