Jazz at the Numismatic Museum

An evening of listening to Jazz in the garden of the Numismatic Museum in Athens.

Every Thursday night is jazz night in the garden of the Numismatic Museum. The garden is delightful, and the building is imposing.







The museum is housed at the Iliou Melathron, a three-storey building on Panepistimiou Street in the centre of Athens.







It was built  by Ernst Ziller between 1878 and 1880 for Heinrich Schliemann the archaeologist. At the time of its completion, it was considered to be the most magnificent private residence in Athens. Its design was inspired by the Renaissance Revival movement as well as Neoclassicism, while the interior is influenced by the architecture of Pompeii. As a result, and appropriately, the rooms are decorated with mosaics and murals depicting either themes from the Trojan War or Greek mottos.

 

The concert was due to start at 9:00 but we arrived earlier than that as we wanted to get something to eat.

 



 

 

 

The grand staircase on our right

 



 

 

 

which leads to the main entrance of the building

 

 

 



 

 

 

looking up

 

 



 

 

a closer look at that statue

 



 



 

all very grand

 

 

 

 

 

the back (!) entrance

 



 

 

 

 

more sculpture in the garden

 



 

the musicians performed by the back entrance and the whole place was packed

 

 

zooming in on the singer and the band



 

 

 



 

It was a great evening and as we were leaving

 

 

 

I was able to have a more leisurely look at the entrance gates

 

looking closer

 



 

 

 

 

detail.