| Thessaloniki Art Gallery of the Society for Macedonian Studies Description: Founded in 1975, this was the first organised visual art institution in the city, its purpose being to promote and disseminate modern Greek art, mainly that of northern Greece. It occupies the top floor of the building which also houses the State Theatre of Northern Greece. Ataturk Museum at Thessaloniki Balkan Wars Museum at Yefira Cultural Center of the National Bank of Greece at Thessaloniki It also mounts exhibitions on the history of Thessaloniki, Mount Athos, and northern Greece in general, backed up by scholarly papers, publications, and experimental lessons in landscape painting for schools. Macedonian Museum of Contemporary Art of Thessaloniki Description: At present the MMCA's permanent collection comprises 1,800 works by Greek and foreign artists, it is constantly being augmented by gifts from collectors, artists, gallery owners, and private individuals and constantly presented in the museum' s new wing. Municipal Art Gallery at Thessaloniki The gallery has more than 1,000 works in its collection, and these are divided into the Thessalonian Artists Collection (3 generations: 1898–1922, 1923–40, 1941–67), the Modern Greek Engraving Collection, the Collection of Byzantine and Postbyzantine Icons, which covers a period of six centuries, the Modern Greek Art Collection, and the Sculpture Collection. Museum of Design It is the first place in Greece with a systematic approach to design. The core of the museum is its permanent collection of 2,000 objects representing industrial design in the 20th century. Museum of Plaster Casts at Thessaloniki The collection of plaster casts of marble and clay originals and replicas of works of art in metal is the finest in Greece. It is also important because it brings Archaeological Department students into contact with the ancient Greek and Roman art of statue production, as well as ceramics and small-scale art. Museum of the Battle of Lahanas The museum, which is no longer permanently open, chiefly contains mementoes of the Greek and Bulgarian military units which took part in the Battle of Lahanas. In the forecourt there are three Bulgarian cannons, one of 12 cm calibre, one of 5 cm calibre, and one muzzle-loader. Museum of the Macedonian Struggle at Thessaloniki The most important exhibits are the weaponry, the uniforms, the memorabilia, and the personal effects of the leaders of the Macedonian Struggle (1904–8), numerous other uniforms, and a collection of 1,350 contemporary photographs. There are also explanatory maps, books, newspapers, and paintings of the Macedonian landscape in the late 19th and early 20th century. National Centre for Maps and Cartographic Heritage Description: The National Map Library was established in 1994 for the purpose of preserving, archiving, conserving, promoting, and displaying maps, studying the educational, cultural, and social role of maps, collaborating at a scientific and technical level with national and international organisations, organising permanent and mobile exhibitions accompanied by catalogues, utilising public and private map collections, and organising seminars and conferences. Railway Museum of Thessaloniki The museum is on the border of the Borough of Eleftherion in west Thessaloniki. It is housed in a building dating from 1894, which used to be a military station and that is why it is called Military Station – Sorting Post. In 1986 OSE gave the derelict and unused station to the Friends of the Railway Society so that the Railway Museum could be established. Simon Marks Museum of the History of Thessalonikean Jewry Description: The museum belongs to the Jewish Community of Thessaloniki and is in the area of the Modiano Market, which was the centre of the Jewish community from the time when the first Spanish Jews settled in the city until after the Second World War. State Museum of Contemporay Art at Thessaloniki The museum’s founding mission is to preserve and display works of contemporary art by Greek and foreign artists, to improve the public’s aesthetic appreciation and art education, to develop scientific research into issues surrounding the history and theory of contemporary art, as well as to assist art historians and theoreticians who wish to specialize in museology. Technical Museum at Thessaloniki Description: Established in 1978 as a non-profit cultural and educational institution, the museum offers the public an appropriate environment for learning about and understanding the achievements of science and technology. It is housed in a building of 2,000 m2 provided by the Hellenic Industrial Development Bank in Sindos, the industrial area of Thessaloniki. Tehni Macedonian Art Association at Thessaloniki The paintings are not on permanent display, owing to lack of space. However, the association continues its visual arts activity with exhibitions in Thessaloniki and northern Greece. In 1999, the engravings, grouped in four generations (1879–1967), were exhibited in Thessaloniki (Vafopoulos Cultural Centre and Neapoli Town Hall), Florina, and Kavala. Teloglion Foundation of Art - Aristotle University of Thessaloniki The mission of the Telloglion is to contribute to progress in research, but also to bring the public in touch with art. To this end it organizes periodic exhibitions and educational programmes, it organizes symposia and seminars, and hosts scientific meetings and conferences. The Sports Museum Description: The Sports Museum is located in the centre of Thessaloniki, on the third floor of the OSE building. The museum was established in 1998 as a result of the combined effort of The Ministry of Culture, the Special Secretariat, the Prefectural Authority of Thessaloniki, and the Municipality of Thessaloniki. Thessaloniki Cinema Museum Description: The Thessaloniki Cinema Museum was founded in1997 when the city of Thessaloniki was selected as the Cultural Capital of Europe. This initiative coincided with the worldwide commemoration of the centenary of Cinematography. Thessaloniki History Center The Centre has preserved the Municipal Archive and is classifying it, and has also acquired a number of private archives by gift or purchase. It has built up a history library, comprising 4,000 books, 3,000 photographs, 5,000 postcards, posters, videocassettes, and historical maps. Thessaloniki Museum of Byzantine Culture Description: The Museum of Byzantine Culture was designed by the architect Kyriakos Krokos, the foundation stone was laid in 1989, and the Museum opened in September 1994. It is a centre for preservation, research, and promotion of those manifestations of Byzantine culture that survive in Macedonia, particularly in Thessaloniki, which was the most important centre after Constantinople in the European part of the Byzantine Empire. Thessaloniki Museum of Photography The museum’s mission is to collect photographs, especially historical and artistic photographs of Greece, to organize exhibitions and events to show the museum’s collection, to join forces with other similar bodies and work together, and to publish books on photography. War Museum at Thessaloniki Description: Thessaloniki War Museum opened its doors to the public in October 2000. It is housed in the building designed by architect Vitaliano Posseli and erected between 1900 and 1902, which until recently supplied the needs of the 3rd Regiment. Waterworks Museum at Thessaloniki The museum aims to inform the public about the history of supplying water to Thessaloniki, to demonstrate the various stages in supplying a city with water, from water catchment to water consumption, and make the public aware of issues like reducing water wastage, so that they develop environmental sensitivities, especially as far as protecting the environment and water resources is concerned. |
