What to do and see in Thessaloniki, Central Macedonia: The Best Specialty Museums

September 15, 2021 Florencio Paulino

Thessaloniki (Greek: Θεσσαλονίκη, Thessaloníki [θesaloˈnici] ( listen)), also familiarly known as Thessalonica or Salonica, is the second-largest city in Greece, with over 1 million inhabitants in its metropolitan area, and the capital of Macedonia, the administrative region of Central Macedonia and the Decentralized Administration of Macedonia and Thrace. Its nickname is η Συμπρωτεύουσα (Symprotévousa), literally "the co-capital", a reference to its historical status as the Συμβασιλεύουσα (Symvasilévousa) or "co-reigning" city of the Eastern Roman (Byzantine) Empire, alongside Constantinople.
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1. Aris Basketball Club Museum

Grigoriou Lampraki 2, Thessaloniki 54636 Greece +30 231 026 5600 [email protected] http://www.arisbc.gr/en/news/284/to-programma-leitoyrgias-toy-moyseioy-mpasket-toy-arh
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5.0 based on 4 reviews

Aris Basketball Club Museum

2. Radio Museum of Thessaloniki

Thessaloniki 54621 Greece +30 231 045 4018 [email protected] http://www.radiomuseum.gr/
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Radio Museum of Thessaloniki

3. Jewish Museum of Thessaloniki

Agiou Mina 11, Thessaloniki Greece +30 231 025 0406 [email protected] http://www.jmth.gr
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4.5 based on 374 reviews

Jewish Museum of Thessaloniki

The Jewish Museum of Thessaloniki was founded to honor the rich and creative Sephardic heritage as it evolved in the city of Thessaloniki.On the ground level are monumental stones and inscriptions that were once found in the great Jewish necropolis that lay to the east of the city walls. Accompanying these stones are a series of photographs showing the cemetery and visitors as it was in 1914.Central to the first floor is a narrative history of the Jewish presence in Thessaloniki from the 3rd century BCE until the Second World War. A separate exhibit focuses on the Shoah, as it affected the Jewish Community of Thessaloniki. The majority of the community - some 49,000 persons - was systematically deported to Auschwitz and Bergen-Belsen where most of them perished.A research and documentation center operates within the premises, which aims to document and digitize archival documents from the Museum's own collection as well as archival material from other sources, thus creating a database accessible to visitors.The Museum provides special educational programs for schools.

Reviewed By MGG47 - Jerusalem, Israel

After doing the Free Tour of the Jewish and Roman Quarters, we went to the Jewish Museum. It is a wonderful museum and incredibly sad at the same time, as the Jewish population of Thessaloniki was almost completely wiped out during the holocaust. We were very glad we included the museum in our visit - the Jewish population of Thessaloniki was around 50,000 at the beginning of WW 2, had been there for hundreds of years, and made major contributions to the city.

4. Thessaloniki Cinema Museum

Thessaloniki 541 10 Greece +30 231 050 8398 http://www.cinemuseum.gr
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Thessaloniki Cinema Museum

The Thessaloniki Cinema Museum is housed in a landmark warehouse on the first wharf of the port of Thessaloniki, at the beginning of the old avenue along the waterfront, not far away from Aristotelous Square, in the center of the city. In Thessaloniki Cinema Museum we wish to share with you the magic of Greek cinema in a “dark room” unwinding like a huge film reel. We want you to follow the red path, that step – by – step recollects the scenes of a cinematographic fairytale, almost one hundred years of age.

Reviewed By neilcD1192PE - Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom

Really enjoyed my time in there to travel through a history of Greek Film .Each exhibit is accompanied by a short leaflet guide in several languages including English . The place is a blend of prop and costume exhibits and films detailing things about each stage of the exhibition . It was the best 4 euros I spent .

5. MOMus - Thessaloniki Museum of Photography

3, Navarchou Votsi str. Warehouse A, Thessaloniki Harbour, Thessaloniki 540 15 Greece +30 231 056 6716 [email protected] http://www.thmphoto.gr/
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MOMus - Thessaloniki Museum of Photography

MOMus - Thessaloniki Museum of Photography was founded in 1998 and its mission is to collect, study and present photographic works and archives, Greek and international, as well as to research the photographic medium, and disseminate this knowledge to the public through educational activities. Its archives and collection include approximately 90,000 photographic objects of the 1890-2015 period, while it organizes the Thessaloniki PhotoBiennale festival. Since November of 2018, four museums in Thessaloniki (Museum of Modern Art-Costakis Collection, Museum of Contemporary Art-Macedonian Museum of Contemporary Art and State Museum of Contemporary Art Collections, Thessaloniki Museum of Photography, Experimental Center for the Arts) and one in Athens (Museum Alex Mylona) joined forces, forming Metropolitan Organisation of Museums of Visual Arts of Thessaloniki (MOMus) the largest supervised institution of the Ministry of Culture and Sports for contemporary art in the country.

6. The Museum of Ancient Greek, Byzantine, and Post Byzantine Musical Instruments

Odos Katouni 12-14, Thessaloniki 546 25 Greece 031/555-263/4
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The Museum of Ancient Greek, Byzantine, and Post Byzantine Musical Instruments

7. Thessaloniki Olympic Museum

Agiou Dimitriou Tritis Septemvriou, Thessaloniki 54636 Greece +30 231 096 8531 [email protected] http://www.olympicmuseum-thessaloniki.org/
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Thessaloniki Olympic Museum

Reviewed By lawyer933 - London, United Kingdom

A great museum to visit! So nice vivid and interesting as it presents the very special history of the Olympic Games in an excellent museological concept! Big spaces nice cafe great shop and impressive foyer and more! Highly recommended when you visit Thessaloniki as it is also unique in Greece and full of “treasures” personal memorabilia of Greek Olympic Winners!! Congrats

8. Basketball Museum

Parodos Manou Nikolaou, Thessaloniki 546 43 Greece
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3.5 based on 16 reviews

Basketball Museum

9. Chocolate Factory and Museum

154 Pros Egnatias Pavilion 1, Thessaloniki 546 36 Greece +30 231 029 1267 http://chocofactory.helexpo.gr/chocofactory/en/
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3.5 based on 32 reviews

Chocolate Factory and Museum

10. Galerian Complex - Apsidal Hall

Dimitriou Gounari, Thessaloniki 546 21 Greece +30 231 331 0400 http://galeriuspalace.culture.gr/en
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Galerian Complex - Apsidal Hall

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