The National Historical Museum ( el, Εθνικό Ιστορικό Μουσείο, ''Ethnikó Istorikó Mouseío'') is a historical museum in Athens. Founded in 1882, is the oldest of its kind in
Greece. It is located in the
Old Parliament House at
Stadiou Street
Stadiou Street (Greek: Οδός Σταδíου, ''Odós Stadíou'', "Stadium Street") is Athens' major street linking the Omonoia and Syntagma Squares. It runs diagonally and is one-way from northwest to southeast. The street is named after the ...
in
Athens, which housed the
Hellenic Parliament
The Hellenic Parliament ( el, Ελληνικό Κοινοβούλιο, Elliniko Kinovoulio; formally titled el, Βουλή των Ελλήνων, Voulí ton Ellínon, Boule (ancient Greece), Boule of the Greeks, Hellenes, label=none), also kno ...
from 1875 until 1932. A branch of the National History Museum has been organized and operated there since 2001.
Collections
The museum houses the collection of the (IEEE), founded in 1882.
It is the oldest collection of its kind in Greece, and prior to its transfer to the Old Parliament, it was housed in the main building of the
National Technical University.
The collection contains historical items concerning the period from the
capture of Constantinopolis by the
Ottomans
The Ottoman Turks ( tr, Osmanlı Türkleri), were the Turkic founding and sociopolitically the most dominant ethnic group of the Ottoman Empire ( 1299/1302–1922).
Reliable information about the early history of Ottoman Turks remains scarce, ...
in 1453 to the
Second World War, emphasizing especially the period of the
Greek Revolution and the subsequent establishment of the modern Greek state.
Among the items displayed are weapons, personal belongings and memorabilia from historical personalities, historical paintings by Greek and foreign artists, manuscripts, as well as a large collection of traditional Greek costumes from various regions. The collection is displayed in the corridors and rooms of the building, while the great central hall of the National Assembly is used for conferences.
References
Further reading
*Aikaterini Dermitzaki (2013). ''The National and Historical Museum of the Historical and Ethnological Society of Greece: founding, collecting policy and other actions (1882–1926)'' [Το Εθνικό Ιστορικό Μουσείο της Ιστορικής και Εθνολογικής Εταιρείας της Ελλάδος: ίδρυση, συλλεκτική πολιτική και άλλες δράσεις (1882–1926)]. Athens: National and Capodistrian University of Athens. (Greek)
External links
*
Hellenic Ministry of Culture and Tourism
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Museums established in 1882
1882 establishments in Greece
History museums in Greece
Museums in Athens