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Eleftherios Venizelos Museum
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The Museum  “ELEFTHERIOS K.  VENIZELOS” is based on the collection of the Cretans Zaharias Makatounis and his son Antonios. The collection was donated to the Municipality of Athens by Antonios Makatounis. The Museum was established in 1984 and opened its gates officially to the public in 1986, March 30. It is housed in an old neoclassical building and it is part of a cultural unit in “Eleftherias Park” of the Municipality of Athens.

 

 

 

The exhibited material is presented in two floors of the Museum building and includes personal relics and records of the events that took place during the period between the birth and the death of Eleftherios Venizelos, such as pamphlets, documents, photographs, lithographs, lettercards, portraits and representations of him in various materials.

 

The Museum is equipped with audiovisual material and in addition to the exhibition rooms, it includes a Centre of Research and Documentation, a space for Educational Practice and Cultural Events as well as a specialized Library.