Address: 50 Academias Street, 10682 Athens
Located in Academias Street, on the ground floor of the Municipal Cultural Centre of Athens, this museum should be on your list of places not to miss while in Athens. It was founded in 1938 by a company of Greek theatrical scriptwriters with Theodoros Synadinos as its president and today it serves as a research and study center of Greek theatre. Although small (there are four galleries of exhibits to see), it provides visitors with a comprehensive and interesting insight into the history of Greek theatre dating from Classical times to the present. The wealth of unique photographs, playbills, posters, settings and masks worn by actors in modern productions of ancient plays are on display in the museum rooms, as are personal belongings and costumes of famous actors and actresses from Greece, e.g Merkouri, Kiveli, Labeti, Horn, Paksinou, Katraki, Veaki, Nezer and many more. In one corner of the Theatrical Museum of Athens are the world-renowned opera diva Maria Callas’s dressing room adornments. The museum’s walls are covered with pictures of Greek oldies movie stars such as Mousouri, Pappa, Manelli, Alkeou, Makri, Xhatziskou, Livaditi, Konstantara, Dirdaua and Avloniti. After a tour of the museum, one can also visit the theatrical library housed in the adjoining building.