Benaki Museum

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art museum history museum museum

The Benaki Museum is one of Greece’s most important museums, renowned for its extensive collections that trace Greek history and culture from antiquity to the modern era.

Observed surface forms (7)

Surface form	As subject	As object
Benaki Museum (main building)	0	1
Benaki Museum Delta House	0	1
Benaki Museum Foundation	0	1
Benaki Museum Ghika Gallery	0	1
Benaki Museum Pireos 138	0	1
Benaki Museum Toy Museum	0	1
Benaki Museum of Islamic Art	0	1

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	art museum → history museum → museum →
architecturalStyle	neoclassical (main building) →
chronologicalCoverage	antiquity to modern era →
country	Greece →
donatedTo	Greece → surface form: Greek state
focusesOn	Greek culture → Greek history →
foundedBy	Antonis Benakis →
hasBranch	Benaki Museum self-linksurface differs → surface form: Benaki Museum Delta House Benaki Museum self-linksurface differs → surface form: Benaki Museum Ghika Gallery Benaki Museum self-linksurface differs → surface form: Benaki Museum Pireos 138 Benaki Museum self-linksurface differs → surface form: Benaki Museum Toy Museum Benaki Museum self-linksurface differs → surface form: Benaki Museum of Islamic Art
hasCollection	Byzantine art → Chinese art → Greek antiquities → Islamic art → archives → folk art → modern Greek art → photographic collections → post-Byzantine art → pre-Columbian art →
hasCollectionType	decorative arts → historical documents → manuscripts → religious icons →
hasMainBuildingOn	Koumpari Street → Vasilissis Sofias Avenue →
hasOnlinePresence	official website →
heritageDesignation	listed building (main neoclassical mansion) →
inception	1930 →
languageOfWorkOrName	English → Greek →
locatedIn	Athens → Athens city center → Attica → Kolonaki neighborhood →
namedAfter	Antonis Benakis →
offers	educational programs → permanent exhibitions → temporary exhibitions →
openedToPublic	1931 →
operatedBy	Benaki Museum self-linksurface differs → surface form: Benaki Museum Foundation
recognizedAs	one of Greece’s most important museums →
significantEvent	major renovation completed in early 2000s →