National Gallery (Athens)

The National Gallery (Greek: Εθνική Πινακοθήκη, Ethniki Pinakothiki) is an art museum located on Vasilissis Sofias avenue in the Pangrati district, Athens, Greece.

The newly renovated building reopened after an 8 year refurbishment, on 24 March 2021,[1] a day before the 200th anniversary of the Greek War of Independence.

The museum opened in 1900 and the first curator was Georgios Jakobides, a famous Greek painter who was a member of the Munich School artistic movement.

[4] The gallery is situated on Vassilissis Sofias Avenue, opposite the Hilton Athens in Pangrati district.

The National Glyptotheque is situated at the "Alsos Stratou" (Military Park) in Goudi, near Kanellopoulou Avenue and can be reached with the Athens Metro at the Katehaki station.

One of he Gallery's collections