This museum is located in the city of Komotini and houses different findings from the Neolithic period up to the Byzantine era. The collection includes objects from Greek settlements, temples, roman settlements and cemeteries from the region of Thrace. There are two exhibitions taking place in the museum. The first exhibition is the permanent...
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The Ecclesiastical Museum of Maroneia and Komotini is housed in the historical building Imaret in Komotini. Among the exhibits of the museum you will find ecclesiastical objects such as icons, utensils, habits as well as handwritten texts that were gathered from temples of the province or were donated. They date back to the 16th century and...
In the four rooms of this museum we can see the life circle of a basket: from its creation till the last stage of its use. In the first room you will see all the appropriate tools for the construction of a basket as well as the different stages of its creation. In the next room, there is a collection of different types and sizes of baskets from...
A museum, whose exhibits cover the early post-byzantine years. The collection includes handwritten texts on papyrus, scrolls and ceramics. The building, where the museum is housed, belongs to the patron of the city, Z.Papanikolaou. Finally, in the basement of the building there is a library and a room for exhibitions.
The folklore museum of Komotini is housed in the old manor of Peidis. It gives the visitor a detailed insight into the traditions of Thrace through an exhibition of folkloric art items, traditional apparels, agricultural tools and lots of other objects from another era. Special exhibits are a Christian icon dating back to the 18th century as...
The museum opened for the public in 2011 and is housed in the military camp of Mouziopoulos. The military museum has an indoor exhibition that covers the history of modern Greece and an outdoor one that includes military vehicles, weapons, weapon systems and airplanes. Moreover, different exhibitions are housed at times.
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