Athens, Greece is considered to be the cradle of Greek culture. The history of the city, rooted in the distant past, has always attracted tourists. The abundance of ancient sites and a variety of impressive museums.

The square is Klaftmonos Athens City Museum. His second name "Museum Vouros-Eftaksias" museum was named after its founders Labrosa Eftaksiasa and Alexandros Vouros. The museum is located in two of the most beautiful and oldest buildings in Athens. In the years 1836-1843 one of these buildings - the house number 7 on the street Paparigopoulou - was a temporary residence of the king of Greece Otto of Bavaria and his wife Amalia of Oldenburg, so it is sometimes called the "old palace". The second building of the museum in 1859, built the Greek architect Gerasimos Metaxas. Now both buildings are connected by a covered corridor. Museum was founded in 1973 and opened to visitors in 1980.

The museum houses a collection of objects and documents, which introduces visitors to the history of modern Greece, since the 1830s, when the city became the capital of the Greek State to the early 20th century. A huge collection of paintings, prints, sculptures and photographs helps you go back to Athens from the 19th century and feel the atmosphere of the time. The museum played aristocracy living rooms that give rich insight into the life of Athenian citizens in that era. Just exposition includes well-preserved pieces of furniture belonging to King Otto.

In 1990, the Athens City Museum was awarded the Athens Academy.