Editing Thessaloniki (section)

===Museums and galleries===
{{Main|List of museums in Greece}}
[[File:Macedonian Museums-88-Arx Byz Thessaloniknhs-391.jpg|thumb|View of the [[Museum of Byzantine Culture]]]]
[[File:ByzantiummuseumThessalonikiIMG 201710.jpg|thumb|180x180px|The [[Museum]] of [[Byzantine Empire|Byzantine]] [[Culture]], '''Thessaloniki''' ]]

Because of the city's rich and diverse history, Thessaloniki houses many museums dealing with many different eras in history. Two of the city's most famous museums include the [[Archaeological Museum of Thessaloniki|National Archaeological Museum of Thessaloniki]] and the [[Museum of Byzantine Culture|Byzantine Culture Museum of Thessaloniki]].
[[File:Thessaloniki Archaeological Museum Head of Isis.jpg|thumb|Head of Isis, Archaeological Museum, Thessaloniki. Early 3rd century BC (2021).]]
The [[Archaeological Museum of Thessaloniki]], situated in Manolis Andronikos Street–ad honorem of the famous archaeologist that excavated Royal Palaces of the Macedonian Kingdom specifically King Phillip II’s tomb, was established in 1962 and houses some of the most important [[Macedon|ancient Macedonian]] artifacts,<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.amth.gr/english/vr_museum_2_makedonia.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111117082211/http://www.amth.gr/english/vr_museum_2_makedonia.html |url-status=dead |title=In Macedonia from the 7th c. BC until late antiquity |archive-date=17 November 2011 |access-date=7 April 2023}}</ref> including an extensive collection of golden artwork from the royal palaces of [[Aegae (Macedon)|Aigai]] and [[Pella]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.amth.gr/english/vr_museum_2_xrusos.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111117082459/http://www.amth.gr/english/vr_museum_2_xrusos.html |url-status=dead |title=The Gold of Macedon |archive-date=17 November 2011 |access-date=7 April 2023}}</ref> It also houses exhibits from [[Macedon]]'s prehistoric past, dating from the [[Neolithic age|Neolithic]] to the [[Bronze Age]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.amth.gr/english/vr_museum_2_proistoria.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111102181204/http://www.amth.gr/english/vr_museum_2_proistoria.html |url-status=dead |title=5,000, 15,000, 200,000 years ago&nbsp;... An exhibition about prehistoric life in Macedonia |archive-date=2 November 2011 |access-date=7 April 2023}}</ref> The [[Prehistoric Antiquities Museum of Thessaloniki]] has exhibits from those periods as well.

The [[Museum of Byzantine Culture]] is one of the city's most famous museums, showcasing the city's glorious [[Byzantine Empire|Byzantine]] past.<ref>[http://www.mbp.gr/html/en/mu_mouseio.htm About the Museum] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110721081808/http://www.mbp.gr/html/en/mu_mouseio.htm |date=21 July 2011 }} (in Greek)</ref> The museum was also awarded [[Council of Europe]]'s museum prize in 2005.<ref>[http://www.mbp.gr/html/gr/nea_vraveio.htm Award of the Council of Europe to the Museum of Byzantine Culture] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110721081816/http://www.mbp.gr/html/gr/nea_vraveio.htm |date=21 July 2011 }} (in Greek)</ref> The museum of the [[White Tower of Thessaloniki]] houses a series of galleries relating to the city's past, from the creation of the [[White Tower of Thessaloniki|White Tower]] until recent years.<ref>[http://www.lpth.org/en/ Introduction video of the White Tower Museum] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110126180435/http://www.lpth.org/en/ |date=26 January 2011 }}</ref>

One of the most modern museums in the city is the [[Thessaloniki Science Centre and Technology Museum]] (''NOESIS'') and is one of the most high-tech museums in Greece and southeastern Europe.<ref name="NOESIS">[http://www.noesis.edu.gr/index.php?action=noesis NOESIS – About the Museum] {{Webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20121218105420/http://www.noesis.edu.gr/index.php?action=noesis |date=18 December 2012 }} (in Greek)</ref> It features the largest [[planetarium]] in Greece, a cosmotheatre with the country's largest [[flat screen]], an [[amphitheater]], a [[motion simulator]] with 3D projection and 6-axis movement and exhibition spaces.<ref name="NOESIS"/> Other industrial and technological museums in the city include the [[Railway Museum of Thessaloniki]], which houses an original [[Orient Express]] train, the [[War Museum of Thessaloniki]] and others. The city also has a number of educational and sports museums, including the [[Thessaloniki History Centre]] and the [[Thessaloniki Olympic Museum]].

The [[Atatürk Museum (Thessaloniki)|Atatürk Museum]] in Thessaloniki is the historic house where [[Mustafa Kemal Atatürk]], founder of modern-day Turkey, was born. The house is now part of the Turkish consulate complex, but admission to the museum is free.<ref name="Ataturk">{{cite web |url=http://www.hotelrotonda.com/thessaloniki-city-guide/atatuerk-museum.aspx |title=About Ataturk Museum |publisher=Hotelrotonda.com |access-date=11 March 2012 |archive-date=21 March 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120321081935/http://www.hotelrotonda.com/thessaloniki-city-guide/atatuerk-museum.aspx |url-status=dead}}</ref> The museum contains historic information about [[Mustafa Kemal Atatürk]] and his life, especially while he was in Thessaloniki.<ref name="Ataturk"/> Other ethnological museums of the sort include the [[Historical Museum of the Balkan Wars]], the [[Jewish Museum of Thessaloniki]] and the [[Museum for the Macedonian Struggle (Thessaloniki)|Museum of the Macedonian Struggle]], containing information about the anti-Ottoman rebellions of the late 19th and early 20th centuries.<ref>[http://www.imma.edu.gr/imma/index.html The Museum of the Macedonian Struggle – Introduction] {{Webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110721080512/http://www.imma.edu.gr/imma/index.html |date=21 July 2011 }} (in Greek)</ref> Construction on the [[Holocaust Museum of Greece]] began in the city in 2018.<ref name="efsyn.gr"/> It is set to open in 2026.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Smith |first=Helena |date=2024-11-03 |title=Eighty years after thousands of Greek Jews were murdered, Thessaloniki's Holocaust museum is finally set to open |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/nov/03/eighty-years-after-thousands-of-greek-jews-were-murdered-thessalonikis-holocaust-museum-is-finally-set-to-open |access-date=2024-11-16 |work=The Observer |language=en-GB |issn=0029-7712}}</ref>

The city also has a number of important art galleries. Such include the [[Macedonian Museum of Contemporary Art]], housing exhibitions from a number of well-known [[Greek people|Greek]] and foreign artists.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.mmca.org.gr/mmst/el/collection.htm?m=1 |title=The Macedonian Museum of Contemporary Art – List of artists |publisher=Mmca.org.gr |access-date=11 March 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120321043854/http://www.mmca.org.gr/mmst/el/collection.htm?m=1 |archive-date=21 March 2012 }}</ref> The [[Teloglion Foundation of Art]] is part of [[Aristotle University of Thessaloniki]] and includes an extensive collection of works by important artists of the 19th and 20th centuries, including works by prominent [[Greek people|Greeks]] and native Thessalonians.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.tf.auth.gr/teloglion/default.aspx?lang=en-US&loc=1&page=516 |title=The Teloglion Foundation of Art – The Collection |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110721074706/http://www.tf.auth.gr/teloglion/default.aspx?lang=en-US&loc=1&page=516 |archive-date=21 July 2011 |url-status=dead}}</ref> The [[Thessaloniki Museum of Photography]] also houses a number of important exhibitions, and is located within the old port of Thessaloniki.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.thmphoto.gr/index.asp?park=c_list&cns=1&cat=82&lng=en |title=Photography Museum of Thessaloniki – Exhibitions |publisher=Thmphoto.gr |access-date=11 March 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120321081937/http://www.thmphoto.gr/index.asp?park=c_list&cns=1&cat=82&lng=en |archive-date=21 March 2012 }}</ref>