Basil & Elise Goulandris Foundation

The Basil & Elise Goulandris Foundation is one of Athens’ strongest modern and contemporary art museums, combining an important permanent collection with temporary exhibitions in a sleek museum setting in Pangrati. It is especially valuable for visitors who want to balance Athens’ archaeological heavyweights with a museum focused on 19th-, 20th-, and 21st-century art.

The Foundation’s collection includes major international and Greek artists, making it one of the city’s most rewarding museum stops for modern art lovers. It works especially well as a change of pace after the Acropolis-area sites or as part of a broader Athens museum day that goes beyond antiquity.