Description of the attraction
The Archaeological Museum in Veria is one of the most significant archaeological museums in Greek Macedonia. The collection of the museum is very interesting and of great historical value.
The museum was founded in 1965 and is housed in a purpose-built building in one of the most beautiful areas of the city - Elia. The exposition of the museum is presented in three exhibition halls and covers a huge period of time, from the Paleolithic era to the time of the Ottoman Empire.
In the museum you can see a magnificent collection of artifacts from the Hellenistic and Roman eras - sculptures, statuettes, various architectural fragments, bronze and ceramics, household utensils, various funerary items and much more. Among the most interesting exhibits are the magnificently preserved bust of the god Olganos (2nd century BC), terracotta figurines from early Roman tombs, bronze hydria (4th century BC), the sculptural group The Hunter and the Boar”(3rd century BC) and burial steles of Paterinos Antigonou and Adea Kassandrou. In the courtyard of the museum there are numerous sarcophagi, funerary steles and statues, among which the most interesting exhibit is the head of Medusa, dating from the 2nd century BC. The collection of the museum also contains ancient artifacts from the Neolithic era from Nea Nicomedia - the oldest known settlement in Europe. The Iron Age is represented by finds from the burial ground in Vergina.
Unfortunately, the small exhibition area of the Archaeological Museum does not allow presenting all the interesting artifacts in the permanent exhibition, and today a significant part of the unique exhibits are kept in the museum funds.
