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The Archaeological Museum has been hosted in a building built in 1962 by the Greek architect Patroklos Karantinos for the last 50 years. The museum’s exhibitions, dated between the 6th century BC and the 4th century AD, depict the history of the city and Northern Greece. Its collections are divided into three categories: a) Pottery, Murals &...
Since Thessaloniki is considered to be the second most important city of the Byzantine Empire, it is no surprise that it hosts a museum dedicated to that era. It is housed in a modern building constructed with the material of the Byzantines, the brick. The permanent exhibition of the Byzantine museum takes us back to four periods of that era: ...
Today the Jewish museum is housed in one of the few surviving Jewish buildings after the great fire in 1917 and was built by the Italian architect Vitaliano Poselli. Thessaloniki was named “the Mother of Israel”, during the 16th century, due to its hospitality towards the Jewish refugees, expelled from Spain at the time. This hospitality...
Counting almost 20.000 exhibits, the Folklore Museum keeps the traditional culture of Northern Greece alive. It is housed in Modianos Villa, a listed building of 1906, also known as the Old Government House. The museum displays items related to the people’s daily life such as fishery, agriculture, livestock farming, pottery, sewing, and...
The only operative Olympic museum in the country is located in Thessaloniki. Its main purpose is to preserve the country’s athletic history. The museum has been open since 1998 and hosts items from various athletic events such as the World, the Balkan and the Mediterranean Games. It has also been focusing on collecting items from the summer...
If you are a friend of contemporary art, then the State Museum of Contemporary Art will be an inevitable stop during your perambulation in the city. It is housed in the old building of Monastery Lazariston and hosts competent works of Greek and foreign artists. An annex of the museum is located in the Warehouse B1 of the port.
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It is the newest museum of Thessaloniki (inaugurated in 2000) and its purpose is to preserve the historical memories of Northern Greece during the wars of the 19th and 20th century. The Revolution of 1821, the Balkan Wars, WWI, the German invasion, the National Resistance, the Asia Minor Disaster and other important Greek wars are presented in...
It is located in the center of the city in a neoclassical building designed by the architect E. Ziller. For over 20 years, the museum keeps the memory of the Macedonian Struggle alive through war heirlooms and photographs of the era. Apart from its unique exhibits, you will be particularly moved by the photos of the Macedonian fighters, which...
A museum dedicated to the 7th form of art could not be missing from the city, which successfully organizes the Film Festival every year. The Cinema Museum was founded in 1995 and is located in the Warehouse A of the port. Its collections include the known giant advertising posters "Hellafi", documentaries, movies, animated cartoon films, rare...
It is housed in an impressive bioclimatic building, while its main purpose is to familiarize the audience with science and technology. Its permanent exhibitions include the following fields: ancient Greek science and technology, transportation technology as well as video and audio technology. Moreover, the interactive area of the Technopark...
