Museums

Archaeological Museum of Thessaloniki

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If you want to see and read what life in prehistoric and ancient Macedonia looked like, this is the museum for you. The Archaeological Museum of Thessaloniki houses exhibitions on everyday life in Macedonia through the ages - from prehistory until late antique. It may not be a huge museum like the Archaeological Museum in Athens but I highly recommend it as a place worth visiting while you're in Thessaloniki.

Opening hours: 

November 1 - March 31 - Monday 10:30 - 17:00, Tuesday till Sunday 8:30 - 15:00
April 1 - October 31 - Monday 13:30 - 20:00, Tuesday till Sunday 8:00 - 20:00

Tickets: adult €6, reduced €3 (with valid student ID), free entrance on every Sunday between November 1 until March 31.

Address: 6 M. Andronikou Street, Thessaloniki. Visit the official website for more information.

Museum of Byzantine Culture

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This is probably the best museum about the Byzantine Empire in Greece. It has been recently renovated which makes the visit even more enjoyable. I must admit I was impressed when I first went there - both by the size of the museum and by the quality of exhibits. The permanent exhibition consists of collections from pre-Byzantine, Byzantine, and post-Byzantine period, mostly from the area around Thessaloniki or Macedonia in general.

Opening hours:
November 1 - March 31 - Monday till Sunday 8:00 - 15:00
April 1 - October 31 - Monday 13:30 - 20:00, Tuesday till Sunday 8:00 - 20:00

Tickets: adult €4, EU students who hold a valid student ID are granted free admission.

Address: 2 Stratou Avenue, Thessaloniki. Visit the official website for more information.

Folklife and Ethnological Museum of Macedonia - Thrace

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This museum aims at telling the story of traditional culture, customs and everyday life of people of Northern Greece over the last century. Its collection comprises approximately 20,000 exhibits, such as agricultural tools, fishing equipement, carpentry and ceramics.

Opening hours:
Daily (excl. Wednesday) 9:00 - 15:00
Wednesday 10:00 - 22:00
Thursday: closed

Tickets: adult €2, reduced €1

Address: 68 Vas. Olgas Street, Thessaloniki. Visit the official website for more information.

State Museum of Contemporary Art

The aim of the museum is to promote modern and contemporary art (mainly Greek, but not only). Here, you will find all kinds of work which can be broadly understood by contemporary art: paintings, photography, sculpture, and many more including extraordinary pieces of arts.

source: Wikipedia

Opening hours:
Tuesday till Sunday 10:00 - 18:00
Monday: closed

Tickets: adult €3, reduced €1.50, students of the following programmes: history, archaeology, architecture and fine arts are entitled to free admission.

Address: 21 Kolokotroni Street, Moni Lazariston Building, Thessaloniki. Visit the official website for more information.

Jewish Museum of Thessaloniki

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This place tells a story of the Jewish community which would contribute to the city's greatness. Expelled from Spain in 15th century, they came to Thessaloniki which quickly became one of the biggest Jewish diasporas in Europe. The museum exhibits concern the once rich Jewish history in Salonica, the great fire of Thessaloniki and also the tragedy of the Holocaust.

Opening hours:
Tuesday, Friday and Sunday 11:00 - 14:00
Wednesday and Thursday 11:00 - 14:00 and   17:00 - 20:00

Tickets: free

Address: 13 Agiou Mina Street, Thessaloniki. Visit the official website for more information.

War Museum

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The institution hosts exhibits related to the wars faought by the Greek army over the last century or so. The permanent exhibitions include the liberation of Thessaloniki in 1912, Greece during World War II and modern Greek military history in general. Also, here you will see a collection of military vehicles, incl. tanks and aircrafts.

Opening hours:
Tuesday till Friday 9:00 - 17:00
Saturday and Sunday 10:00 - 17:00

Tickets: adult €3, students with valid ID card are entitled to free admission.

Address: 4 Grigoriou Lampraki, Thessaloniki. Visit the official website for more information.

Cinema Museum of Thessaloniki

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Situated in a warehouse in the harbour, close to Aristotle's Square, the Cinema Museum of Thessaloniki is a true pearl for all cinematography fans. It houses a fairly big collection of exhibits related to Greek cinema - from its birth until contemporary times. Here, you will see cinema machinery and equipement, hand-made posters, photographs, and more. This is also the place where some of the screening during Thessaloniki International Film Festival take place.

Opening hours:
Monday till Wednesday 9:00 - 15:00
Thursday and Friday 9:00 - 19:00

Tickets: free

Address: Warehouse #1 (alfa), Harbour (Limani), Thessaloniki. Visit the official website for more information.

Museum of Photography

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In the same building, under the same address as Cinema Museum, there is located Museum of Photography. It is worth a visit while you are already visitng Cinema Museum. The institution's aim is to promote Greek photography and to tell its history.

Opening hours:
Tuesday till Sunday 11:00 - 19:00

Tickets: adult €2, reduced €1

Address: Warehouse #1 (alfa), Harbour (Limani, Thessaloniki. Visit the official website for more information.