Bijgewerkt 2026·Te voet gecontroleerd·Near the White Tower and the exhibition grounds
The leading museum of Macedonian antiquity, famous for its Hellenistic gold — including the dazzling Derveni Krater and the Derveni papyrus, a 4th-century-BC scroll that UNESCO's Memory of the World register lists as the oldest surviving book in Europe.
Archaeological Museum of Thessaloniki · Modern (1962)
Periode
Modern (1962)
Locatie
City centre, by the seafront
Toegang
€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) and on the first & third Sunday of each month, Nov–Mar
Openingstijden
09:00–17:00 (closed Tue in winter, Nov–Mar; open to 22:00 the first Thursday of May–Sep)
Benodigde Tijd
1.5–2 hours
Beoordeling
4.7★ · 9,108 beoordelingen
Openingstijden en prijzen voor het laatst gecontroleerd in 2026 — ze veranderen, dus controleer ze op de dag zelf.
Geschiedenis
Hoe het ontstond
Opened in 1962, the museum gathers finds from prehistoric to late-Roman Macedonia, with a renowned collection of gold wreaths, jewellery, and grave goods.
Wat Je Ziet
Bij een bezoek
The bronze Derveni Krater, the gold of Macedonia galleries, the Derveni papyrus, and the prehistory and Roman-era halls.
Hoe te Bezoeken
A short walk from the White Tower; fully accessible and step-free.
Beste Tijd
Pair with the neighbouring Byzantine museum
Galerij
Bereikbaarheid
Locatie
City centre, by the seafront · Near the White Tower and the exhibition grounds
The Derveni Krater, an elaborately decorated 4th-century BC bronze vessel, alongside the museum's celebrated collection of Macedonian gold.
A charred 4th-century-BC scroll found in a tomb near Thessaloniki — a philosophical commentary on an Orphic poem, and the oldest surviving manuscript in Europe. UNESCO added it to its Memory of the World register, and it's one of the museum's greatest treasures alongside the Derveni Krater and the Macedonian gold.
