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Collection

1,154 objects online — from flint tools to twentieth-century posters.

in the holdings
330,000+
digitised
1,154
in 3D
111

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Selections

The best-documented parts of the collection — with high-resolution photos, 3D and the stories of the objects.

All selections

Church Antiquities

Theotokos icons

The museum’s collection of Theotokos icons: almost 30 objects, mostly of the Hodegetria type.

Church Antiquities

Antimensia

A consecrated liturgical cloth showing the burial of Christ, required for celebrating the Divine Liturgy.

Collection sections

This is how objects are divided in the museum’s holdings — by material or type.

20 sections

Themes in the collection

One object can belong to several themes.

Places in the collection

Countries, regions, districts and settlements where the objects were made or found.

Authors in the collection

Photographers and photo studios: all the photographs of one author in one place.

Recently digitised

All new records

How to use the collection

  • Images

    Photographs of digitised objects can be downloaded and used with a credit to the museum — the terms are on each object’s page.

    Terms of use

  • Working in the holdings

    Researchers can work with objects that are not online, on a written request addressed to the director.

    How to apply

  • Why descriptions differ

    Records come from several source databases and are digitised gradually: some have 3D and a long description, others only a title and a number.

    FAQ