The Byzantine Museum (Athens)

The Byzantine Museum in Athens is dedicated to preserving and showcasing artifacts from the Byzantine period (roughly 4th to 15th centuries), a significant era in Greek history marked by Christian art and culture. Housed in a historic neoclassical building, the museum features an extensive collection of icons, mosaics, frescoes, manuscripts, and religious relics. It offers visitors insights into Byzantine art, religious practices, and daily life, highlighting Greece’s rich heritage and the enduring influence of Byzantine civilization on Eastern Orthodox Christianity and Greek culture.