The Old Parliament & National History Museum

The Old Parliament & National History Museum was founded in 1858 by Queen Amalia. French architect François Boulanger’s designed it to house the Parliament and Senate. However, the expulsion of King Otto also abolished the Senate.. And architect Panagiotis Kalkos modified the building’s designs by abolishing the arena of the Senate. The building was completed in 1875. On August 11, the official opening of the Assembly of the Parliament took place with Prime Minister Charilaos Trikoupis.

For 60 years, the building on Stadiou Street housed the country’s turbulent political life. Finally, in 1935, Parliament moved to the Former Palace on Syntagma Square, where it is still today. The Prime Minister Eleftherios Venizelos decided to give the building of the Old Parliament to the Historical and Ethnological Society of Greece. the reason was to establish the National Historical Museum. Still, the war delayed the implementation of the decision.

The Society finally settled in the Old Parliament in 1960 and two years later launched the new exhibition of the Museum to the public.

Today, the Old Parliament is an architectural jewel in the centre of Athens. And now houses the country’s National Historical Museum. The great central Hall of the Assembly is a place of historical memory suitable for significant historical and cultural events. Through its history, is an important point for organizing events. It can host several types of corporate and cultural events.The surrounding rooms house the permanent exhibition of the National Historical Museum. The upper floor gallery house temporary exhibitions.

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