This wonderful museum was established in 1986 in the heart of Athens in order to house a collection of ancient Greek and Cycladic art. It displays more than 3,000 pieces of Cycladic, ancient Greek and Cypriot art (dating from the 5th millennium BC to the 6th century AD). Since the museum's inception, the collection has grown in size to accommodate new acquisitions, obtained either through direct purchases or through donations by collectors or important institutions.