The museum was founded in 1986 in order to house the collection of Cycladic and Ancient Greek art belonging to Nicholas and Dolly Goulandris. Starting in the early 1960s, the couple collected Greek antiquities, with special interest in the prehistoric art from the Cyclades islands of the Aegean Sea. The Museum's main building, erected in the centre of Athens in 1985, was designed by the Greek architect Ioannis Vikelas. In 1991, the Museum acquired a new wing, the neo-classical Stathatos Mansion at the corner of Vassilissis Sofias Avenue and Herodotou Street.
基克拉迪文化与古希腊艺术博物馆(Goulandris Museum of Cycladic and Ancient Greek Art 成人/优惠票3.5/2欧元;时间 周一、周三至周五10am~4pm,周六10am~3pm)内收藏了古基克拉迪文化艺术的杰出作品,以青铜时代早期的艺术品为主。其中最引人注目的是大理石雕像。