Archaeological Museum of Veria

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Archaeological Museum of Veria

The Archaeological Museum of Veria was founded in the early 1960’s and covers the history of the region in ancient Greek and Roman times. The exhibition is well laid out and all exhibits are explained in Greek and English. The majority of the exhibits come from the period of the acme of the Macedonian Kindom. Along with the usual interesting classical finds there are beautiful artefacts from about 7000 BC. The most important of all the exhibits is the famous “Law of Gymnasium” (Gymnasiarchikos Law), a marble column of the 2nd century BC that describes the operation rules of the ancient Gymnasium of the town. In the courtyard are dozens of tombstones and statues, the most impressive of all being an enormous head of Medusa at the entrance of the museum. The head is a work of the second century BC and was attached at the north gate of the ancient walls of Veria. During the years 2020-2021, the Archaeological Museum underwent significant structural renovations on the main building, as well as in the garden. In July 2021, the permanent exhibition, titled "The Wall of Memory" opened to the public and includes artefacts that were located in the garden. Those artefacts have been now placed in a newly built wall for better view.