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National Gallery of Greece - Athens
The flagship collection of art

By deTraci Regula, About.com

The National Art Gallery and Alexander Soutzos Museum
Address: 1, Michalakopoulou str. - 50, Vas. Constantinou str., 115 28 Athens
Telephone: +30-210-7235857 Alternate lines: 7216560, 7235937, 7235938
Website: Official National Gallery Website

Regular Hours:
Monday, Wednesday: 9am - 3pm, reopens in the evening from 6pm - 9pm
Thursday to Saturday: 9am-3pm
Sunday: 9am-2pm
Tuesday: closed
"Summer" Hours:
From July 1st to October 31: Daily: 8:30am - 7pm, closed Mondays.<P> While a visit to the National Archaeological Museum will give you a sense of ancient Greece, a visit to the National Gallery will bring you up to speed on the last several centuries of Greek taste, fashion, politics, and history. As with ancient Greek art, you'll come out of this museum recognizing the same kinds of faces on the Greek men and women you pass in the street, some of whose ancestors were depicted in the portraits you've just seen.

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