Centre for the Study of Modern Ceramics - Fam. G. Psaropoulou

The photo shows the exterior of the building and the entrance. The building is neoclassical and on the right side there is a horizontal vertical poster of the museum.

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The Centre for the Study of Modern Ceramics is a museum and educational organisation dedicated to modern ceramics. It is housed in a neoclassical building at 4-6 Melidoni Street and Agion Asomaton Street and has a permanent exhibition space with reproductions of traditional workshops.

Persons with Disabilities

The site of the Centre for the Study of Modern Kerameiki is fully accessible to people with disabilities with an accessible entrance and an accessible route to all areas that are open to the public.

Specifically, a person in a wheelchair has full access to the exhibits and educational texts, so that they can have a complete experience in the space. The flooring material in the exhibition space is non-slip slabs and wood to allow for safe wheelchair movement.
There is an elevator in the museum, but it is not required for the tour of the museum exhibition.
There is also a WC designed for the disabled in the museum.

Access

Address
The Museum is located in the centre of Athens, in the area of the ancient Kerameikos and specifically at 4-6 Melidoni Street, Athens, P.C. 105 53. Access to people with disabilities, as well as to all visitors, is through the main entrance. There is a pedestrian walkway and a disabled vehicle is allowed to stop at the entrance of the museum to enter the exhibition, but there is no parking space.

The museum can also be accessed via:

  • IΣAP, stop Thiseion (5 minutes)
  • METRO, Monastiraki stop
  • OASA, lines 025, 026,027,035

Museum Opening Hours

Monday - Friday: 09:00 - 15:00
Sunday: On request
Telephone: 210 3318491

Entrance is free for all visitors.

Centre for the Study of Modern Ceramics
The photo shows the hall of the museum's permanent exhibition. The floor is wooden and the walls are grey. To the right we see the map of Greece on one wall and in the centre opposite us we see again the map of Greece in light grey. On the left and right there are 2 windows. There is plenty of lighting in the room.
In the photo we see the door that leads to the WC of the museum. A sign for mobility disability is under the word WC.
In the photo we can see an area of the museum. In the largest part of the museum there is the pottery workshop where various large or small vases are placed.
The photo shows the exterior of the building and the entrance. The building is neoclassical and on the right side there is a horizontal vertical poster of the museum.
The photo shows the entrance of the museum where there is a wheelchair ramp. The road is paved with stone.
In the photo we can see an outdoor room of the museum at the back where there are vases in a fenced area in the ground to give the impression of the excavation. Around the perimeter of this area is a stone walkway where visitors can move around.

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