Museums of Thessaloniki:7.
Municipal Art Gallery of Thessaloniki
162, Vas. Olgas St., GR-546 46 Thessaloniki.
Phone 031 425531, Fax 031 411101.
Open:
Tuesday-Friday 9.00-13.00 & 17.00-21.00, Saturday 17.00-21.00, Sunday 9.00-13.00.
Map - to locate Museum (remember number!)
Established as a department of the Municipal Library in 1966, it acquired its own premises
in 1986 in a listed building owned by the Municipality of Thessaloniki, the renowned Villa
Mordoh.
The mansion, erected in 1905 in the Eclectic style, was designed by architect X. Paeonidis.
The collections of the Gallery number more than
800 pieces and are grouped into five sections:
1. Collection of Artists from Thessaloniki (divided into three generations: 1900-1922, 1923-1940, 1941-1967).
2. Modern Greek Etching and Engraving, covering a period of 60 years.
3. Byzantine Icons, covering a period of six centuries.
4. Modern Greek Art.
5. Sculpture.
The Gallery organizes exhibitions on a regular basis, mainly of works by Greek artists, fosters publishing
activities, has a specialist library-cum-reading-room and offers specially
arranged guided tours for the public. At the same time, it participates in conferences, congresses and Fine
Arts events in Thessaloniki and elsewhere.