The museum is housed in a two-storey building of 1920 in Kolonaki. With a collection of about 25,000 items, mainly authentic regional costumes and jewelry of Greece (late 19th-early 20th century), copies of Minoan, Archaic and Byzantine clothing as well as 23 porcelain dolls dressed in traditional costumes, which were donated by Queen Olga to the Lyceum Club of Greek Women, the Museum of the History of the Greek Costume is a pre-eminent thematic museum with sartorial content. The museum has no permanent collection, but annual small thematic exhibitions where the public is given the opportunity to observe each time and another part of its rich collection. Along with the exhibitions, the museum organizes complementary activities, such as training courses, lectures, seminars and collaborations with other organizations aiming to the enrichment of its exhibitive action and to a better communication with the public. The Museum of the History of the Greek Costume is part of the Lyceum Club of Greek Women, a non-profit association founded in 1910 by CalliroiParren.
Opening Hours: Monday-Friday: 10:00-14:00
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