museums

Work of Patroklos Karantinos, the Museum was inaugurated in October 1962, in the celebrations of the fiftieth anniversary of the liberation of Thessaloniki. The new wing was inaugurated in July 1980. They are exposed, including, architectural members of an Ionic temple (end of the 6th c. e.g.), Archaic sculptures, Classical and Hellenistic Era from Thessaloniki and other regions of Macedonia, finds from prehistoric mounds, houses and tombs of the Archaic and Classical Ages, from Thessaloniki,
finds from the Roman market and the palace complex of Galerius, sculptures and reliefs of the Roman Era, derived from excavations in the modern city, finds from Archaic and Classical tombs, from Sindo, gold and gilded finds 6th-2nd c. e.g. from the excavations in the Macedonian cemeteries. also, the use of gold in the manufacture of jewelry is presented, the decoration and
coinage of ancient Macedonia, as well as the organization and development of the settlements in the wider area of ​​Thessaloniki, from the Neolithic Age to the Late Bronze Age.

YOU MUST SEE: The relief tombstone of a young girl with a Doric veil, holding a dove (from the New Kallikrateia of Halkidiki, around the 440 e.g.), the copy of the 'discovered’ Aphrodite, from Sarapeio of Thessaloniki, the inscribed statue pedestal from the ancient market area (2the century. A.D.), the stone stele inscribed with a royal decree of Philip V, from Sarapeio, the mosaic floor with the central theme of Ariadne in Naxos (beginning of the 3rd c. A.D.), the marble arch from the Octagon area, the marble statue of Octavian Augustus, which was found north of Sarapeion (end of the 1st c. e.g.), the bronze helmet and gold mask from the cemetery of Sindus (end of the 6th c. e.g.), the marble door from the Macedonian tomb of Agia Paraskevi in ​​Thessaloniki (end of 4th c. e.g.), the gold medal of the games held in Veria during the Roman Era in honor of Alexander the Great (225-250 A.D.), the pair of copper pins, the bronze cauldron and the bronze lamp from the cemetery of Derveni (330-310 e.g.), the famous bronze crater of Derveni (330-310 e.g.), the ivy wreath from Sebasti, the diadem from Sedes and the bracelet from Europe.

Housed in a restored traditional building. In its three rooms are exhibited over 200 musical instruments from the Bronze Age (2800 e.g.) until the beginning of the 20th century. They are all recreated with absolute fidelity, based on historical and visual evidence and archaeological findings. The design and manufacture are owned
to the musicologist and director of the Christodoulos Halaris Museum. In a specially designed room (amphitheatre) concerts are given with works of Byzantine music.

It is housed in the White Tower. The exhibition includes ceramics, Wall paintings, sculptures, mosaic floors, wall mosaics, currency, inscriptions, pictures, glass and metal works.

Includes collection of classic industrial design items (Houseware, means of communication, office equipment etc.). The objects on display show the evolution of design in items of daily use. Periodic exhibitions and presentations of new products and designer works are held at the Museum.

It was established 1983 from the Municipality of Thessaloniki and includes historical documents, maps, documents, engravings etc. Also, has developed significant publishing activity

It was founded in 1995. Includes rare cinematic machinery, lithographs, giant posters, negatively, film, photographic and film material from pre-war cinemas, motion pictures etc.

The museum area includes early Christian sculptures from the 5th-7th century. and Byzantine sculptures of the 11th-14th centuries. from the temple, excavation findings 5th-14th c. Among the most important exhibits, the holy and myrrh fountain associated with the cult of Saint Demetrius, the restored pulpit of the 6th century church., the architectural sculptures of the first phase of the temple (5the century), the fragments of icons of the Virgin Mary from the sculptural decoration of the church in the 11th and 12th centuries.

It was established 1970 and was succeeded by the Folklore Museum of Northern Greece, which had been founded the 1957 from the Macedonian Educational Brotherhood. It is housed in the mansion C. Modiano, listed building 1906, with a large garden, known as the Old Government. The Museum's collections include today 15.000 objects and groups
objects. Among the exhibits you will see costumes from Thessaly, of Macedonia and Thrace, woven, embroidery.

It is housed in a neoclassical building from the end of the 19th century., designed by architect E. Schiller. On the ground floor, relics of the fight are exhibited, photographic material of the period 1900-1912, photos of Macedonian fighters. On the first floor, with an audio-visual system, the newest history of Macedonia is presented, while in the basement there is a room with scenes from the Macedonian Struggle (dioramas).

On the second floor of Villa Mordoh, where it was built 1905, works of painters from all over Greece are exhibited, with an emphasis on the painters from Thessaloniki. Next to the works of the oldest Thessalonian painters you will also see works of the younger generation, which as a whole reflect all artistic trends. It is exposed, also,
collection of engravings.

It is housed in the Kapantzi mansion, his building 1890. The collection of the Educational Institution of the National Bank is on display, which includes works by Greek painters and sculptors, from 1800 until today.

It is hosted at the premises of D.E.Th. and operates during the period of the International Exhibition. Includes the equipment of old radio stations. collection of engravings.

It was founded in 1978 and aims to save the technical and industrial heritage, familiarizing the public with technology and spreading the innovative spirit. It includes exhibits on the historical development of technology and the sciences, while organizing exhibitions, conferences and symposia, choose, seminars and student competitions.

It is an independent section of the State Museum of Contemporary Art and includes a significant number of photographs and negatives (photographs by contemporary and older Greek and foreign photographers, negatively, negatives and prints of the photographer Yiannis Stylianou et al.).
In collaboration with other institutions, the Museum organizes the 'Photographic Syngyria' every year, international photography meeting (exhibitions, talks, awards etc)