School Life and Education Museum
Museum in Plaka with school books, exercise books and objects that present the history of Greek education from the 17th to the 20th century.
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About the museum
The School Life and Education Museum operates under the body EKEDISY, the National Centre for the Research and Rescue of School Material, a non-profit educational and cultural organisation. It began with the aim of preserving historical memory through the rescue, research and study of the history of education and of schools, and operates under the auspices of the Ministry of Education. In its first years it was housed on the historic Tripodon Street in Plaka.
Since 17 January 2022 it has been housed in a new building at 17 Agias Philotheis Street in Plaka, in an area connected with the work of Agia Philothei and the monastic complex “Parthenonas”, where hundreds of women found refuge and learned to read and write during the Ottoman period.
The collection includes school books and educational material covering four centuries, from the 17th to the 20th century: readers, primary and secondary school books, maps, exercise books, school instruments, school photographs and archives. In the permanent exhibition visitors follow the most important milestones in the history of education and can sit in a recreated school classroom with old desks.
Highlights
- School books and readers from the 17th to the 20th century
- Recreated classroom with old desks and blue smocks
- Maps, exercise books, school instruments and school photographs
- Educational programmes and workshops for children and schools
- Historic walks in Plaka
Permanent exhibition
- Μόνιμη έκθεση: Ιστορία της εκπαίδευσης και του σχολικού βιβλίου – School publications and school material from the 17th to the 20th century, with a recreated school classroom and objects of school life.
- Operated by
- ΕΚΕΔΙΣΥ – Εθνικό Κέντρο Έρευνας και Διάσωσης Σχολικού Υλικού
Admission & discounts
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Accessibility
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Kids & families
Great for kids & families
- Family tours & workshops
- Hands-on stations
- Kids’ birthday parties
The museum’s programmes and activities are aimed at all ages, from children aged 18 months upwards; children’s birthday parties are organised.
Getting there & parking
The museum is in Plaka, at 17 Agias Philotheis Street.
Get directionsAmenities & dining
- Museum shop
Museum shop.
Events & venue rental
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Plan your visit
| Guided tours | yes |
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| School programs | yes |
| Good to know | Visitors explore the history of Greek education with a guided tour and by taking part in the museum’s programme. The museum organises special educational programmes for schools of all levels, workshops for children of all ages and parents every weekend, guided tours for groups of adults and students, and guided tours of monuments in Plaka (for groups of more than five people by arrangement, in Greek and English). |
