Museum of Greek folk art – national Museum of Greece under control of the Ministry of culture of Greece. The Museum was founded in 1918 in the mosque Cadarache and was called "Museum of Greek Handicrafts". In 1923 the Museum was renamed the national Museum of decorative arts". Its present name of the Museum was only in 1959.

In 1973 the main collection and the main funds were transferred to the new Museum building, located in the oldest district of Athens, Plaka on the street Kidathineon. In the mosque Cadarache remained a branch of the Museum, here is a collection of pottery folk art of Kyriazopoulos. Also the branches of the Museum can be visited on the street Correcto (the only surviving public baths) and the street Despidos, both are also in the area of Plaka. Recently opened another branch of the Museum on the street Panos, there is a collection of implements of various professions.

The collection presented in the Museum covers all areas of folk art. This embroidery and knitting, national costumes, collected from all over Greece, and a collection of puppet shadow theater, works on metal and wood, silverware and pottery, household and Church utensils, weapons and other interesting items. The earliest exhibits are referred to as 1650.

The Museum also exhibits works of famous Greek painter-primitivist Teofil Hatzimihail (1870-1934).

The Museum has its own library with lots of books about folk art, an archive of photo and video documents, and laboratory for conservation of Museum exhibits.

The Museum hosts temporary exhibitions, various educational programs and workshops for children and adults.