| Byzantine and Christian Museum | |
| Map Type: | Greece Athens central |
| Map Size: | 240px |
| Coordinates: | 37.9747°N 23.7444°W |
| Location: | Vassilissis Sofias Avenue, Athens, Greece |
| Director: | Pari Kalamara |
The Byzantine and Christian Museum (Greek, Modern (1453-);: Βυζαντινό και Χριστιανικό Μουσείο|links=no) is situated at Vassilissis Sofias Avenue in Athens, Greece.
It was founded in 1914, it was originally situated on the first floor of the Academy but it was later moved to the villa of the Duchesse de Plaisance, also known as the Ilissia villa, a building of 1848.[1]
It houses more than 25,000 exhibits with rare collections of pictures, scriptures, frescoes, pottery, fabrics, manuscripts, and copies of artefacts from the 3rd century AD to the Late Middle Ages. It is one of the most important museums in the world for Byzantine Art. In June 2004, in time for its 90th anniversary and the 2004 Athens Olympics, the museum reopened to the public after an extensive renovation and the addition of another wing.
The gallery is situated on Vassilissis Sofias Avenue 22, down the street from the Hilton Athens. It is housed in Villa Ilissia [2] designed by Stamatios Kleanthis. It can be reached by the Athens Metro at the Evangelismos station.
| Early marble templonFile:1826 - Byzantine Museum, Athens - Good shepherd (4th century) - Photo by Giovanni Dall'Orto, Nov 12 2009.jpg | Late Roman statuette of the Good shepherd (4th century), from CorinthFile:1829 - Byzantine Museum, Athens - Orpheus (4th century) - Photo by Giovanni Dall'Orto, Nov 12 2009.jpg | Late Roman statuette of Orpheus (4th century), from AeginaFile:2003 - Byzantine Museum, Athens - Marble slabs - Photo by Giovanni Dall'Orto, Nov 12 2009.jpg | Marble slabsFile:2018 - Byzantine Museum, Athens - Marble slab, 11th century - Photo by Giovanni Dall'Orto, Nov 12 2009.jpg | Marble slab, 11th centuryFile:2141 - Byzantine Museum, Athens - Byzantine ceramic ware - Photo by Giovanni Dall'Orto, Nov 12 2009.jpg | Byzantine ceramic ware (9th through 13th century)File:Double-sided icon with Saint George (front) and Saints Marina and Irene (?) (back) 13th c. (8384456752).jpg | Double-sided icon with Saint George (front), from KastoriaFile:0131 - Byzantine Museum, Athens - Gothic arcosolium - Photo by Giovanni Dall'Orto, Nov 12 2009.jpg | Fragments of a Gothic arcosolium (Crusaders art)File:2155 - Byzantine Museum, Athens - St. Michael (14th century) - Photo by Giovanni Dall'Orto, Nov 12 2009.jpg | Icon of Archangel Michael (14th century)File:1963 - Byzantine Museum, Athens - St. Catherine - 14th century - Photo by Giovanni Dall'Orto, Nov 12 2009.jpg | Icon of Saint Catherine, from Veria (14th century)File:Icon of Saint Catherine. Painted by Viktor. Mid 17th c. (8383390521).jpg | Icon of Saint Catherine (17th century)File:Limestone panel with St John the Baptist in relief. Early 17th century.jpg | Limestone panel with the figure of St John the Baptist, from Zakynthos (17th century)File:2056 - Byzantine Museum, Athens - Iconostasis from Evritania (17th century) - Photo by Giovanni Dall'Ort.jpg | Frescoed iconostasis from Evrytania (17th century) |