Industrial Gas Museum

About the museum

The Industrial Gas Museum is housed in the former Athens gasworks in Gazi. In 1857 the French entrepreneur François Théophile Feraldi took on the gas lighting of the city, and for about sixty years the streets of Athens were lit with gas. In 1887 the Gas Lighting Company of Athens and Other Cities, under the management of Giovanni Battista Serpieri, expanded the facilities, and gas entered homes and factories.

In 1938 the company passed to the Municipality of Athens, and in 1952 the Municipal Gas Enterprise of Athens was founded. After the war, gas steadily lost ground to electricity and newer forms of energy, and in 1984 the furnaces went out for good. In 1986 the site was designated a listed historic monument, and since 1999 it has hosted artistic events as part of the Municipality of Athens Technopolis.

The museum opened in 2013. It offers a route through the factory spaces with the surviving machinery and presents devices, tools and machines related to gas, such as meters, cookers, water heaters and lamps, as well as artefacts from the factory itself and a rich photographic collection.

Highlights

• The best-preserved gasworks in Europe
• The machinery survives in its original place
• Route past the furnaces, chimneys and the Pressure and Distribution Building
• Collection of gas appliances and rich photographic material
• Sensory route and guided tours

Permanent exhibition

• Μουσειακή διαδρομή στο εργοστάσιο φωταερίου – The route follows the gas production line through the furnaces, chimneys and factory buildings, with sound recordings, three-dimensional projections and audiovisual material.

Founded

2013

Operated by

Τεχνόπολη Δήμου Αθηναίων

Admission & discounts

Free admission is also available for the unemployed and members of ICOM.

Accessibility

• Partially wheelchair accessible
• Elevator: no information
• Accessible restroom: no information
• Accessible parking: no information
• Service dogs welcome: no information
• Tactile models & exhibits
• Sign language tours: no information
• Easy-to-read materials: no information
• Audio description: no information

Wheelchair access is possible at selected points along the route, such as the New Furnaces, Chimney B, the Old Furnaces, the Cooling Rooms, the Purifiers and the Pressure and Distribution Building. The museum offers a sensory route.

Kids & families

Great for kids & families

• Family tours & workshops
• Activity booklet, scavenger hunt or kids’ audio guide
• Kids’ birthday parties

The museum offers educational programmes and activities for families and school groups, an educational museum suitcase, children's parties and a summer camp at the Technopolis.

Getting there & parking

Amenities & dining

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Events & venue rental

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