The Archaeological Museum of Thessaloniki has adopted a multidimensional approach to the history of Macedonia, starting from the outside in.
The museum’s outdoor area offers its visitors a pleasant archaeological walk among sarcophagi, burial monuments and a miniature model of a wealthy residence of the Imperial era.
Still, it is hard to resist the treasures that await inside the impressive building of the museum, which is a listed monument of modern architectural heritage and one of the most characteristic examples of Greek modernism, designed by Patroklos Karantinos.
The museum’s six permanent exhibitions, from the dawn of prehistory to late antiquity, contain celebrated exhibits such as the renowned volute crater of Derveni, a unique example of bronze craftsmanship from the 4th century BC, found in the cist Tomb B of the Derveni necropolis; also, the extravagant relief sarcophagi that have been placed in the entrance, which took a year and four sculptors to make.
Access
6 Manoli Andronikou Street
54621, Thessaloniki
15 minutes from Aristotelous Square
5 minutes from the White Tower
Exit at the “Fountain / Exhibition” station
Lines 1, 3, 5, 6, 7, 10, 11, 12, 27, 28, 31, 33, 39, 58, 83, and the cultural line 50; get off at the stops “City Hall,” “White Tower,” and “Museums.”
5 minutes from Aristotelous Square
Opening hours
April 1 – October 31
Daily: 09:00 – 17:00
November 1 – March 31
Mon: 09:00 – 17:00
Tue: closed
Wed: 09:00 – 17:00
Thu: 09:00 – 17:00
Fri: 09:00 – 17:00
Sat: 09:00 – 17:00
Sun: 09:00 – 17:00
The site remains closed on the following dates and public holidays: January 1, March 25, May 1, Easter Sunday, December 25 & 26.
Tickets
Full: €10,00
Reduced: €5,00
Amenities
Contact
Archaeological Museum of Thessaloniki
Τ: +30 2313 310201, +30 2313 310301
Ε: amth@culture.gr
