Museum of Byzantine Culture

The Museum of Byzantine Culture

Exterior view

^[1]^[2] The Museum of Byzantine Culture (Greek: Μουσείο Βυζαντινού Πολιτισμού) is a museum in Thessaloniki, Central Macedonia, Greece, which opened in 1994.

History

To design the museum, a nationwide architectural competition was announced in 1977. The competition was ultimately won by the entry of Kyriakos Krokos. Construction of the building began in March 1989, and was completed in October 1993. Antiquities from the Byzantine & Christian Museum in Athens were transferred in June 1994, some of them being displayed in the museum's inaugural exhibition, "Byzantine Treasures of Thessaloniki: The Return Journey". The museum finally opened on 11 September 1994.^[3]

Exhibits

Opening in 1994, the museum currently has three permanent exhibitions. The first, "Early Christian Churches", focuses on the design and decoration of churches in early centuries of Christianity. "Early Christian Cities and Dwellings", presents aspects of economic life, domestic handicrafts, houses, and food and clothing of early Christians, and finally, "From the Elysian Fields to the Christian Paradise" focuses on cemeteries of early Christians, jewellery, sepulchral architecture and painting, cult customs, and clay and glass objects recovered from excavated graves.^[4] Beginning in 1998, the museum has run educational programmes for schoolchildren.^[4]

Awards

In 2005, the museum was awarded the Council of Europe's Museum Prize.^[3]^[5]

Gallery

Arch and piers from the Church of St. Demetrius
Byzantine mosaic
Interior view of the museum.
Theodosian capital from the atrium of Acheiropoietos Church
Inscription from the walls of Panion, Eastern Thrace
Statue of the good shepherd, 4th century
Wall painting of St.Cosmas and St.Damian from the Agora
Glazes ceramics, sgraffito and painted decoration
Plaque
Tunic from Egypt, 7th century
Wall paintings from a tomb

References

↑ Museums of Macedonia web site
↑ Creative CommonsAttribution-Share Alike 3.0 Unported license
1 2 [http://www.euromuse.net/en/museums/museum/view-m/-cacd2487c9/?ORGID=0&letters=&city=95&country=53&topic=0&sprache=2&lim_Start=0> "Museum of Byzantine Culture"]. euromuse.net. Retrieved 2009-12-01.
1 2 "Museum of Byzantine culture, Thessaloniki". The Museums of Macedonia. Retrieved 2009-09-18.
↑ "2005 Council of Europe's Museum Prize goes to the Museum of Byzantine Culture". Museum of Byzantine culture. Retrieved 2009-09-18.

External links

Museums in Thessaloniki
Archaeological	Archaeological Museum of Thessaloniki Museum of Ancient Greek, Byzantine and Post-Byzantine Instruments Museum of Plaster Casts Prehistoric Antiquities Museum of Thessaloniki
Byzantine and ecclesiastic	Crypt of Saint Demetrius Museum of Byzantine Culture White Tower of Thessaloniki Ecclesiastical Museum of the Holy Metropolis of Thessaloniki
Ethnological/historical	Atatürk Museum Goulandris Natural History Museum of Thessaloniki Balkan Wars Museum Jewish Museum of Thessaloniki Museum of Asia Minor Culture Museum for the Macedonian Struggle Natural History Museum War Museum of Thessaloniki Greek refugees Museum
Folklore	Folk Art and Ethnological Museum of Macedonia and Thrace
Art museums/galleries	Art Gallery of the Society of Macedonian Studies Cinema Museum of Thessaloniki National Bank of Greece Cultural Center Design Museum of Thessaloniki Macedonian Museum of Contemporary Art Municipal Art Gallery (Thessaloniki) Museum of Photography Thessaloniki State Museum of Contemporary Art Teloglion Foundation of Art
Industry/technology	Broadcasting Museum of Thessaloniki Railway Museum of Thessaloniki Science Center and Technology Museum "Noesis" Water Supply Museum Pharmaceutical Museum
Education/sports	Museum of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki Museum of the National Center of Maps & Cartographic Heritage Plaster Casts Museum of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki Thessaloniki Olympic Museum Y.M.C.A. Basketball Museum Greek Guiding Museum
List of museums in Greece

Landmarks of Thessaloniki
Macedonian period	Agios Athanasios tombs
Roman period	Arch of Galerius and Rotunda Navarinou Square Roman Forum Catacombs of Thessaloniki
Paleochristian and Byzantine	Agias Sofias Square Byzantine Bath Church of the Acheiropoietos Church of the Holy Apostles Church of Hosios David Church of Panagia Chalkeon Church of Saint Catherine Church of Saint Nicholas Orphanos Church of Saint Panteleimon Church of Prophet Elijah Hagios Demetrios Hagia Sophia Rotunda Walls of Thessaloniki
Ottoman period	Alaca Imaret Mosque Upper Town Bey Hamam Fountain Square Karipeion Melathron Konak New Mosque White Tower of Thessaloniki
Modern period	Alexandreio Melathron Aristotelous Square Gregory Palamas Metropolis Kaftanzoglio Stadium Ladadika Modiano Market National Theatre of Northern Greece OTE Tower Port of Thessaloniki Thessaloniki Concert Hall
Streets	Egnatia Street Nikis Avenue Tsimiski Street Vasilissis Olgas Street
Villas/Mansions	Villa Allatini Villa Bianca Villa M.Kapanci Villa A.Kapanci Villa Modiano Villa Mordoch Gategno-Florentin mansion Longos mansion Palataki
Gardens/Parks	Nea Paralia (Thessaloniki)
Museums	Archaeological Museum of Thessaloniki Atatürk Museum Balkan Wars Museum Museum of Byzantine Culture Cinema Museum Museum of Ancient Greek, Byzantine and Post-Byzantine Instruments Jewish Museum of Thessaloniki Museum for the Macedonian Struggle NOESIS Museum of Photography Railway Museum Teloglion Foundation of Art War Museum
Events	Thessaloniki International Film Festival Thessaloniki International Trade Fair Thessaloniki Song Festival (not active)

Coordinates: 40°37′26″N 22°57′18″E / 40.6239°N 22.9550°E / 40.6239; 22.9550

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