Museum of Greek Folk Art

17 Kydathinaion street, 10558, Plaka, Athens [Main Building]
Main Building: 210-3229031
Mosque: 210-3242066
Bathhouse of the Winds: 210-3244340
Bulding of 22 Panos str: 210-3214972
http://www.melt.gr/
Information

The main building on Kydathinaion street houses the administrative offices of the museum, the department of the educational programs, the library, the multimedia file, the multi-function room and the main exhibition halls. In the museum you can also visit the following:

  1. The Mosque of Monastiraki Square, which houses a pottery collection, donated by Professor B. Kyriazopoulos. [1 Areos Str., Monastiraki Square]
  2. “Bathhouse of the Winds, the only one of the Public Baths of Athens that you can see till nowadays. [Plaka, near the Roman Agora]
  3. The building of 22 Panos Str., which houses the collection of traditional craft tools, donated by the Company of Folklore Studies.

Open hours

  • Main Building: Tuesday - Sunday, 08: 00-15: 00
  • Mosque: Monday, Wednesday - Sunday, 08: 00-15: 00
  • Bulding of 22 Panos str.: Tuesday - Sunday, 8:00 to 15:00
  • Bathhouse of the Winds: Monday, Wednesday - Sunday, 8:00 to 15:00

Ticket prices

  • General admission: 2 €
  • Reduced fare (Students of countries outside the EU, citizens of the EU, adults over the age of 65): 1 €

Free admission

  • Young people up until the age of 18 (with a show of ID).
  • Students of universities, technical universities or equivalent schools of EU countries with a show of their student ID.
  • Students of classical studies or the School of Fine Arts of countries outside the EU with a show of their student ID.
  • Soldiers serving their military service with a show of ID.
  • Members of the International Council of Museums (ICOM).
  • Tour guides with a show of their Greek National Tourism Organization (EOT) card.
  • Journalists with a show of their Journalists’ Union of Athens Daily (ΕΣΗΕΑ) card.
  • Free entry card holders

Free entrance days:

  1. Every first Sunday of the month from November 1st - March 31st
  2. All National Holidays.
  3. March 6th: In honor of Melina Merkouri.
  4. April 18th: International Monuments Day.
  5. May 18th: International Museums Day.
  6. June 5th: World Environment Day.
  7. Annually, the last weekend of September (European Heritage Days).