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Museum of Byzantine Culture
An award-winning museum dedicated to Byzantine and post-Byzantine culture.
About
The Museum of Byzantine Culture is one of Greece's most important museums — award-winning (Council of Europe Museum Prize) and the perfect complement to the city's Byzantine monuments.
What you'll see
Permanent exhibitions unfold the daily life, art and religion of Byzantium: mosaics, frescoes, icons, coins and everyday objects, with clear, modern curation.
Good to know
On Stratou Avenue, next to the Archaeological Museum and near the waterfront. Ideal for "reading" the city's UNESCO monuments before or after visiting them.
Updated: 10 September 2026
Where to eat nearby
Boston — Breakfast, Coffee & More
Breakfast, coffee and snacks to take away or delivered. The chain's branch on Konstantinou Karamanli.
★5.6 kmMavri Thalassa
A seafood restaurant overlooking the sea in Nea Krini. A family story that began in 1926 as an Asia Minor refugee's kafeneio.
Where to stay nearby
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★Arch of Galerius (Kamara)
A 4th-century Roman triumphal arch and the city's classic central meeting point.
★Church of Saint Demetrios
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