• Weekday mornings only, since the museum closes at 2pm and stays shut on weekends, so it fits school holidays better than a Saturday
• Spatharia festival every autumn, when shadow puppeteers from Greece and abroad perform outside the museum
• Warm up online first with the museum's virtual tour, sultan's court picture puzzle and Karagiozis quiz on its website

The Spathario Museum is dedicated to Karagiozis, the quick-witted hero of Greek shadow puppet theater. Its rooms hold brightly painted puppet figures, stage sets and the story of the Spatharis family of puppeteers, in a neoclassical building owned by the Municipality of Maroussi.

The museum was founded with the puppeteer Evgenios Spatharis and runs guided tours and educational programs for children and adults.