Museum of Byzantine Culture, History museum in central Thessaloniki, Greece
The Museum of Byzantine Culture is a three-story building with eleven thematic galleries. They display mosaics, religious artworks, ancient textiles, wall paintings, and everyday objects from different Byzantine periods.
The museum was founded in 1994 and received important Byzantine artworks that returned from Athens, where they had been moved in 1916. This return was important for Thessaloniki to gather its historical treasures again.
The collection shows religious objects and artworks that reflect everyday life in Byzantine times. Visitors see here how people prayed, what clothes they wore, and what items mattered to them.
The building is fully accessible for wheelchair users and offers audio guides to help navigate through the galleries. The best time to visit is in the early morning or late afternoon, when there are fewer visitors.
A sixth-century mosaic from the Church of the Archangels is one of the museum's main treasures, showing the technical skill of early Byzantine craftsmen. Alongside this are early Christian funeral paintings that reveal how people honored their deceased relatives.
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