This museum covers the history of Greek and Western European art from the 14th (post-Byzantine) century to the 20th century. The museum has been open to the public in its current form since 1976 although the history of the museum dates back to 1878. The museum is located in two buildings, the main building contains artworks covering the history of Greek art in the modern era and works of Western Europe, and the second building contains works illustrating the history of Modern Greek sculpture.