THE LIBRARY



The Hellenic Maritime Museum has the greatest naval library in Greece, with more than 10,000 volumes of books and periodicals. Its main themes are Naval History and development of the Merchant and War Navy through the centuries, naval science and art, as well as naval literature. There are also photographic archives with thousands of photographs classified by theme.

The Maritime Museum of Greece also houses a big collection of Greek and international maps from the 16th to the 19th century.

To ensure that the knowledge and importance of Greek Maritime History is passed thorugh the generations, the museum provides training programs to children from 6 to 15 years of age. For more infomation on how to contact us about these programs, follow this link ...


The Hellenic Maritime Museum
Akti Themistokleous
Freattida
185 37 Piraeus
Hellas