Musée · Modern (1994)

Museum of Byzantine Culture

Mis à jour 2026Vérifié à piedBeside the Archaeological Museum

An award-winning museum tracing Byzantine and post-Byzantine life through mosaics, icons, frescoes, jewellery, and everyday objects, set in a calm modern building.

The brick exterior and colonnaded courtyard of the Museum of Byzantine Culture, Thessaloniki — Museum of Byzantine Culture · Modern (1994)

Période

Modern (1994)

Emplacement

City centre, by the seafront

Entrée

€10 (€5 reduced) · €15 combined 3-day ticket · free on Greek museum days (6 Mar, 18 Apr, 18 May, last weekend of Sep, 28 Oct)

Horaires

Summer (May–Oct) daily 08:00–20:00; winter (Nov–Mar) 08:30–15:30, closed Tue

Temps Nécessaire

1.5 hours

Note

4.6★ · 4,342 avis

Horaires et prix vérifiés pour la dernière fois en 2026 — ils changent, alors confirmez le jour même.

Histoire

Comment c'est né

Opened in 1994 and named European Museum of the Year in 2005, it draws on the rich Byzantine heritage of Thessaloniki and the wider region.

Ce Que Vous Verrez

Lors d'une visite

Detached wall paintings and mosaics, icons, coins and jewellery, and reconstructed tombs across eleven thematic galleries.

Comment Visiter

Step-free and fully accessible.

Meilleur Moment

Combine with the Archaeological Museum next door

Galerie

S'y Rendre

Emplacement

City centre, by the seafront · Beside the Archaeological Museum

Itinéraire

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Bon à Savoir

Yes — a joint ticket covering both neighbouring museums is usually available and is the best value if you visit both.

It's the best place to make sense of Thessaloniki's Byzantine heritage, tracing that world across eleven thematic galleries of mosaics, icons, frescoes and everyday objects. In 2005 it became the first Greek museum to win the Council of Europe Museum Prize, and it's housed in a celebrated modern building by the architect Kyriakos Krokos.

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