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Opening hours

Winter opening hours of the Museum of Byzantine Culture and the White Tower

1 November –  31 March

EVERY DAY & SATURDAY & SUNDAY 08:30- 15:30

Summer opening hours of the  Museum of Byzantine Culture and the White Tower

1 April until 31 October

EVERY DAY & SATURDAY & SUNDAY

08:00 – 20:00

Entrance is allowed up to 20 minutes before the end of the schedule.

Groups can visit after confirmation via telephone.

Visiting hours are subject to change without notice. For more information and confirmation please call us on +30 2313 306422.

OFFICIAL HOLIDAYS
The Museum is closed on:
– December 25th
–  December 26th,
– January 1st,
– March 25th,
– Easter Sunday and
– May 1st (official holidays of the Hellenic State).

During the rest of the official holidays (Easter Monday, Pentecost Monday, August 15th and October 28th), the Museum is open according to the normal opening hours.

On International Day of Monuments, the Museum is open during normal opening hours, and the entrance is free of charge.

Easter Holiday opening hours

On Good Friday, the Museum is open from 12:00 to 17:00 and on Holy Saturday, from

08:00 to 15:00

 

Tickets

General admission: 8 euros

Reduced ticket: 4 euros

1st November – 31st March

General admission: 4€

Buy your e-ticket

 

White Tower

1st April – 31st October
General admission: 6 euros
Reduced: 3 euros

1st November – 31st March
general admission: 3 euros

Free entrance
Entrance for all the visitors to the archaeological sites, museums and monuments owned by the State is free on the following days:
1. Every first Sunday of the month from the 1st of November until the 31st of March.
2. On the National holiday of the 28th of October.
3. On the 18th of April (International Day of Monuments).
4. On the 18th of May (International Day of Museums).
5. During the weekend of European Days of Cultural Heritage (last weekend of September on each year).
6. On the 6th of March (Memory of Melina Mercouri).

The following are exempted from paying ticket:
(a) children and young people up to 25 years of age in the Member States of the European Union by displaying their police ID or passport to confirm their age and country of origin;
(b) children up to 5 years of age from countries outside the European Union, showing their passport to confirm their age and country of origin;
c) more than 25 years old in secondary schools (evening schools, Second Chance Schools, EPAL) and vocational schools (EPAS OAED) of its Member States The European Union and the European Economic Area, with a demonstration of attendance indicating their duration,
(d) accompanying teachers during educational visits to schools and institutions of the first, second and third levels of the Member States of the European Union and of the European Economic Area;
(e) Social Solidarity Income Participants (KEA) and their dependents, by displaying their police identity and a beneficiary’s entry certificate for participation in the KEA program, for the period indicated participating in the program, as well as a valid document certifying their dependents; (f) holders of a national unemployment card, displaying their police ID and a valid unemployment certificate or recent renewal thereof;
(g) persons with disabilities and one of their companions (the latter provided that such persons have a disability of more than 80%), regardless of country of origin, by displaying their police ID or passport and an EFK Disability Certificate. A. (Resolution of the Disability Certification Center – KEPA) for residents of the country or similar certificate from a relevant competent foreign body,
(h) parents of large families of nationals up to the age of 25 years of age of children or of any age if they have a disability, by displaying their police ID and a certificate of polytechnic status from the Supreme Confederation of Greek Citizens (AS). in force, as well as a Certificate of Invalidity (decision of the Disability Certification Center – KEPPA),
(i) parents of three-year-old families of domestic origin up to the age of 25 or regardless of age if they have a disability, with proof of their current police identity and marital status certificate, as well as an EKF Certificate of Disability .A. (decision of the Disability Certification Center – KEPPA),
(j) parents of single parent families of up to the age of 25 years of age or of children with disabilities, having their police ID and marital status certificate issued by the Municipality in force, as well as a Certificate of Disability Certificate. .A. (decision of the Disability Certification Center – KEPPA),
(k) refugees, displaying a Bulletin of International Protection or a Travel Document of Convention of 28 July 1951 (recognized refugee passport) or a Foreign Travel Document (recognized passport holder) or a Residence Permit;
(l) the servicemen serving in their military service, with a demonstration of an Armed Forces ID card, in force;
m) Greek Olympians, displaying their police ID and membership card of the Hellenic Olympic Association;
n) the official guests of the Greek State at the request of the competent Ministry on a case-by-case basis (Directorate / Office of Etiquette), subject to approval by the Directorate-General for Antiquities and Cultural Heritage;
(o) card holders of the International Council of Museums (ICOM) and the International Council of Monuments and Sites (ICOMOS), displaying their ID or passport and the ICOM / ICOMOS membership card in force, Issue B ‘3976 (31.10.2019 GOVERNMENT JOURNAL 45851) p) members of Societies and Associations of Friends of Archaeological Sites and Museums, which belong to the State and are managed by the Ministry of Culture, with the display of the relevant membership card, in force,
(q) officials in charge of the Ministry of Culture and Sport, the Archaeological Resources and Expropriation Fund, the Acropolis Museum and the Kanellopoulou Museum, displaying their official identity;
(r) specialist scientists licensed for the purpose of photographing, studying, designing or publishing antiquities by demonstrating the relevant authorization;
(s) the members of the Hellenic Chamber of Fine Arts, by displaying a membership card, in force;
(t) The native guides with the demonstration of the professional identity, and the students of the guide schools of the Ministry of Tourism with the demonstration of the student identity.
(u) journalists, with the demonstration of journalistic identity, in force;
(v) holders of a Free Entry Card, by displaying it;
(w) members of the Hellenic Art Historical Society, with the demonstration considered

The following pay a reduced ticket:
A reduced fee is set for individual tickets, which are payable between April 1st and October 31st:
a. Children and young people aged 6 to 25 in countries outside the European Union.
b. Greek citizens and citizens of other Member States of the European Union over 65 years of age, displaying their police ID or passport to confirm their age and country of origin.
c. the accompanying parents in the educational visits to the schools of the first grade.
d. The accompanying teachers on educational visits to schools and institutions in the first, second and third levels of education outside the European Union.

The following have the right to get free admission card valid for three years with a renewal option:
• members of the Central Councils and of the Local Councils of Monuments of the Ministry of Culture and Sports.
• members of Boards and Directors of Organizations supervised by the Ministry of Culture and Sports.
• teachers of Primary and Secondary Schools and professors of Universities (active, nationals and foreigners).
• graduates of Departments of History and Archaeology of the Universities and of Architecture Schools and Art Schools. Moreover graduates of Schools of Conservation Science – and conservators of antiquities in general. The above Schools may be either Greek or equivalent ones of the state-members of the EU. The postgraduate diploma holders and the Ph.D. holders of the above Schools have also the same privilege.
• the Museum Studies graduates of Greek Universities or of equivalent Schools of the state-members of the EU and the postgraduate diploma holders and the Ph.D. holders of the above Schools.
• Directors and members of the Foreign Archaeological Schools in Greece.
• the retired employees of the Ministry of Culture and Sports and of the Archaeological Receipts Fund.
• the contract staff of the Ministry of Culture and Sports and of the Archaeological Receipts Fund.

Notice on the procedure for issuing free entry cards

We inform the public that we no longer accept applications for issuing free entry cards to museums and archaeological sites.

Documentation for getting a free admission card:
1. Application.
2. Degree.
In case that you are a teacher, you should bring a confirmation, from which your employment relationship becomes evident.
3. Two (2) photographs.
If you want to renew your free admission card, you should bring one (1) photo and your old free admission card with you.

Attachments
Application
– Instructions for visitors – Covid-19

See the map on Google Maps

Visiting the Museum

For directions and other information see the Google map below. You may arrive at the Museum by car, public transport, motorbike, bicycle or walking.

Parking for cars and motorbikes
The closest parking site is located under the Municipality Building “City Hall ” parking station.

Bicycles
There is a parking space for bicycles in front of the Museum entrance.

Disabled

For visitors with vision or hearing impairment the Museum provide:

  • Audio guides with specifications for users with disabilities. The audio guides provide audio presentations to the Museum collections in the following languages: Greek, English, French, German, Spanish, Russian, Serbian, Bulgarian, Hebrew, Turkish και Chinese.
  • Also, special audiovisual guides are provided in Greek Sign Language.
  • A guide of the Museum for Android and iOS devices is available for download for smart phones and tablets in the following languages: Greek, Greek Sign Language, English, French, German, Spanish, Russian, Serbian, Bulgarian, Hebrew, Turkish και Chinese.
    The services above are provided free of charge at the ticket desk of the Museum.

For the blind people and people with limited vision we have a leaflet in Braille script (Greek-English), a special shaped outdoor exhibition with marmor artifacts and a program of audio-haptic guided tour through the Museum’s permanent exhibition titled “Touch and be acquainted with Byzantium” in three languages (English, German, Russian) and in Greek. Moreover we provide a special brochure for the escort. All these are free of charge by the use of entrance ticket.

Museum spaces

All the events take place in indoor and outdoor areas of the Museum, in the atrium, in the reception hall and in the two auditoria (“Melina Mercouri” and “Stephanos Dragoumis”).

See the map of the Museum.

 

Café – restaurant

Museum shop

In the Museum shop (owned by the Hellenic Organization of Cultural Resources Development) the visitor can buy publications related to cultural, archaeological, historical issues, books on art, books for children, replicas of archaeological objects, from the antiquity until the post-Byzantine era, modern constructions inspired by the Museum’s exhibits, clothing, jewelry, practical gifts, toys, posters and postcards e.a.

Mobile apps

Audio Guide

Download the Audio Guide of the Museum of Byzantine Culture and take your tour accompanied by informative audio descriptions. The Mobile app is available in the following languages: Greek, Greek sign, English, French, German, Spanish, Russian, Serbian, Bulgarian, Hebrew, Turkish, Chinese.

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Experiences

Download the Museum of Byzantine Culture’s Experiences app and discover Byzantium through AR. The Mobile app is available in Greek and English.