Maritime Museum of Greece, Maritime museum in Piraeus, Greece
The Maritime Museum of Greece houses 2,500 exhibits across 10 exhibition halls arranged in a semicircular layout near Zea Marina.
Founded in 1949, the museum moved to its current location in 1971, marking a new chapter in preserving Greece's naval heritage after World War II.
The museum maintains 10,000 original photographs and 25,000 pages of archival materials documenting Greek maritime traditions through generations of seafarers.
Visitors can access the maritime library containing 13,000 books and periodicals during regular museum hours from Tuesday to Saturday, 9:00 AM to 2:00 PM.
The exhibition halls present naval history chronologically from prehistoric times through ancient Greece, Byzantium, the 1821 Revolution, and modern merchant marine development.
Location: Piraeus Municipality
Inception: January 1, 1949
Address: Ακτή Θεμιστοκλέους 18537 Πειραιάς 18537 Πειραιάς
Opening Hours: Tuesday-Saturday 09:00-14:00; Holidays off
Phone: +302104516264;+302104286959
Website: http://hmmuseum.gr
GPS coordinates: 37.93258,23.64611
Latest update: March 3, 2025 10:52
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