The National Historical Museum (Greek: Εθνικό Ιστορικό Μουσείο,[1]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 in Athens, which housed the Hellenic Parliament from 1875 until 1932. A branch of the National History Museum has been organized and operated there since 2001.[2]
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
^"Το Εθνικό Ιστορικό Μουσείο". National Historical Museum (in Greek). Historical and Ethnological Society of Greece. Retrieved 16 January 2018.
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)