Visiting the Thessaloniki Museum
Renovated and open to public again, there are various artefacts inside the Thessaloniki Museum that you wouldn’t want to miss. Rooms 1 to 4 house the architectural remains of an ancient Ionian temple; Hellenistic, Classical and Archaic scriptures; and large units chronologically arranged to depict the city’s history from prehistoric time to recent history respectively.
Prehistoric artefacts include Classical and Archaic tombs and houses, while excavated tombs of Macedonia and cist grave findings are displayed in the Hellenistic period showcase. Cemeteries, the Agora and Galerius Palace complex form a part of the Roman period’s exhibition. Rooms 5 and 6 also contain excavated items from the Roman period.
Room 7 contains the reconstructed facade of the Macedonian tombs, complete with original marble doors.Â
Room 8’s Sindos finds throw considerable light on the funerary traditions of people living in those times and their belief in afterlife and rebirth. To understand the history of Greece, a visit to the Thessaloniki Museum during your holidays is a must.
Room 9 displays the use of gold in jewellery making, coinage and mining in ancient Macedonia.Â
Substances like ivy wreath from Sevasti and a bracelet from Europos are also put on display. Room 10 has a presentation of excavated items from Neolithic period to the Bronze Age, and an exhibit of evolution of settlements in that period.
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