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Athens, GR
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Have you ever been in a museum where you can not only see the exhibits, but also hear them?
A beautiful Plaka mansion, built in 1842 by the chieftain Georgios Lassanis, houses the collection of 1,200 Greek folk musical instruments of ethnomusicologist Fivos Anoyanakis. The museum was inaugurated in 1991 and contains Greek musical instruments dating from the 18th century to the present day, organized in four sections: membranophones, aerophones, chordophones and idiophones.
Ethnological and musicological interest aside, the most appealing innovation of the museum is that each display case features headphones visitors can pick up to listen to samples of music played with the instruments before them.
Access
1-3 Diogenous St, Plaka
Athens 10556
On foot
15 minutes from Monastiraki Square
By metro
Lines 1 & 3, exit at “Monastiraki” metro station
Opening hours
Summer hours
April 1 – October 31
Mon: 08:30 – 17:00
Tue: closed
Wed: 08:30 – 17:00
Thu: 08:30 – 17:00
Fri: 08:30 – 20:00
Sat: 08:30 – 20:00
Sun: 08:30 – 20:00
Winter hours
November 1 – March 31
Mon: 08:30 – 15:30
Tue: closed
Wed: 08:30 – 15:30
Thu: 08:30 – 15:30
Fri: 08:30 – 15:30
Sat: 08:30 – 15:30
Sun: 08:30 – 15:30
Last admission: 20 minutes before closing time
The site remains closed on the following dates and public holidays: January 1, March 25, May 1, Easter Sunday, December 25 & 26.
The site remains closed on the following dates and public holidays: January 1, March 25, May 1, Easter Sunday, December 25 & 26.
Tickets
Full: €5,00
Reduced: €3,00
Admission is free on March 6, April 18, May 18, the last weekend of September, on October 28, as well as on the first and third Sunday of each month between November 1 and March 31.
Amenities
WC
WiFi
Contact
Museum of Greek Folk Musical Instruments “Fivos Anoyianakis” – Center of Ethnomusicology
T: +30 210 3254119-129
E: melmofake@culture.gr
