Herakleidon Museum
Interactive science and technology museum at Thissio, with a permanent exhibition on the achievements of the ancient Greeks.
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About the museum
The Herakleidon Museum began as a private initiative of Pavlos and Belinda Fyrou. It was founded in 2004 and has operated as a non-profit civil company since 2008. It is housed in a restored neoclassical building at Odos Irakleidon 16 in Thissio, whose foundation stone was laid in 1897, combined with a simple early 20th-century Athenian house on Odos Fedras.
In the first years, from 2004 to 2010, the museum presented exhibitions of works by artists such as M.C. Escher, Victor Vasarely, Toulouse-Lautrec, Edgar Degas and Edvard Munch. From 2011 to 2017 it experimented with technology and mathematics exhibitions, such as “Plefsi” on shipbuilding and naval history.
Since 2018 it has operated as an interactive centre for popular science and a technology museum focusing on the achievements of the ancient Greeks. The permanent exhibition “EUREKA. Science, Art and Technology of the Ancient Greeks” is presented in cooperation with EDAVYT and includes, among other things, a section on the Antikythera Mechanism. The museum also runs educational programmes for schools and workshops for children.
Highlights
- Permanent exhibition “EUREKA” on the technology of the ancient Greeks
- Section on the Antikythera Mechanism
- Automata, timekeeping instruments and machines of antiquity
- Educational programmes and Sunday workshops for children
- Restored neoclassical building on the pedestrian street Odos Irakleidon
Permanent exhibition
- ΕΥΡΗΚΑ. Επιστήμη, Τέχνη και Τεχνολογία των Αρχαίων Ελλήνων – The permanent exhibition presents, across two floors, construction and large-scale works, shipbuilding, automata, timekeeping and the engineering of antiquity, with models and a separate section on the Antikythera Mechanism.
- Founded
- 2004
- Operated by
- Μουσείο Ηρακλειδών – Αστική Μη Κερδοσκοπική Εταιρεία
Admission & discounts
| Adults | €10 |
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| Reduced | €7Children and young people aged 6–18, students, teachers, people over 65 and unemployed persons, upon presentation of the relevant ID card. |
| Children & teens | €7free up to age 5 · Reduced ticket for children and young people aged 6–18. |
| Seniors | €7For people over 65. |
| Visitors with disabilities | freeFree admission for people with disabilities. |
| Students & apprentices | €7Upon presentation of a student ID card. |
| Groups (21+ people) | €10 per personGuided visit for groups of 21–25 people, €10 per person. No free or reduced tickets apply. Telephone arrangement required at least five days in advance. |
| Guided visit, group of 1–20 people (flat rate) | €200Telephone arrangement required at least three days before the visit. |
| English-language educational programme, per pupil | €7Telephone arrangement required at least five days in advance. |
Free admission: 18 May (International Museum Day) and 10 November (World Science Day). On the European Heritage Days, activities with free admission are organised.
Free admission is also available for children up to 6, ICOM members, military personnel, journalists and accompanying adults of school and organised groups (one accompanying adult per 20 people). Participation in educational programmes, workshops, lectures and seminars is charged separately.
Accessibility
- Wheelchair accessible: not available
- Elevator: no information
- Accessible restroom: no information
- Accessible parking: no information
- Service dogs welcome: no information
- Tactile models & exhibits: no information
- Sign language tours: no information
- Easy-to-read materials: no information
- Audio description: no information
The museum cannot accommodate people with mobility difficulties.
Kids & families
Great for kids & families
| Kids’ admission | free up to age 5 |
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- Family tours & workshops
- Hands-on stations
The museum runs educational and recreational Sunday workshops for children, as well as a summer urban camp.
Getting there & parking
By public transit
Θησείο
Metro Line 1 (ISAP), Thissio station on Asomaton Square. From there, follow the pedestrian street Apostolou Pavlou and turn into the pedestrian street Irakleidon, at the corner of the Lontos café-restaurant.
By car
No on-site parking at the museum.
The museum is in a pedestrianised area without organised parking. Visiting by bicycle is encouraged.
Get directionsAmenities & dining
- Museum shop
Shop (Herakleidon Shop) at the museum entrance.
Events & venue rental
The museum hasn’t published any information on this.
Plan your visit
| Guided tours | yes |
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| School programs | yes |
| Good to know | Guided tours and school visits take place by arrangement on 210 346 1981. |
