Spathario Museum
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The Spathario Shadow Theatre Museum is a museum
in Maroussi, Athens
, Greece
. It exhibits mostly shadow puppet artifacts and it is named after prominent Greek puppet shadow artist Eugenios Spatharis. It was established in 1991 in the municipality of Maroussi and opened in 1996.
Museum
A museum is an institution that cares for a collection of artifacts and other objects of scientific, artistic, cultural, or historical importance and makes them available for public viewing through exhibits that may be permanent or temporary. Most large museums are located in major cities...
in Maroussi, Athens
Athens
Athens , is the capital and largest city of Greece. Athens dominates the Attica region and is one of the world's oldest cities, as its recorded history spans around 3,400 years. Classical Athens was a powerful city-state...
, Greece
Greece
Greece , officially the Hellenic Republic , and historically Hellas or the Republic of Greece in English, is a country in southeastern Europe....
. It exhibits mostly shadow puppet artifacts and it is named after prominent Greek puppet shadow artist Eugenios Spatharis. It was established in 1991 in the municipality of Maroussi and opened in 1996.