Theatre Museum in Athens was founded in 1938 by the Society of the Greek playwrights. The head of the museum was appointed a well-known historian Yiannis Sideris Greek, specializing in the history of the development of theater art in Greece. In 1976, as head of the museum took the Greek playwright Manolis Kores.

Since 1977, the Theatre Museum was housed in the basement of the Cultural Center of Athens. On the basis of the museum and also operates research and training center of the Greek theater.

The Playground Theater Museum is divided by themes: modern Greek theater, opera, musical theater and variety shows, the ancient Greek drama and puppet theater. Here you can see the costumes and props, stage sets, luminaries personal belongings of Greek theater, scripts, photographs, posters and programs of the 19th-20th centuries and more.

In addition to the exhibits the museum has its own library, which houses 25,000 volumes of specialized literature and archives, including the unique ancient manuscripts of the 18th century, the biographies of famous actors and various publications (criticism, interviews, reviews, articles on theater, etc.), and It is also terrific collection of videos.

Theatre Museum collection perfectly illustrates the history of Greek theater and has a high artistic and historical value.