Archaeological Museum of Veroia

About the museum

The Archaeological Museum of Veroia began to be built in the early 1960s and operated as an organised museum from 1965. Until then the finds of the city and of the prefecture of Imathia were kept in the Town Hall and other public buildings.

The museum is housed in a single-storey building with three rooms. The first displays funerary groups of the Hellenistic period, namely vessels, weapons and jewellery, as well as a model of a chamber tomb from Veroia. The second contains sculptures, inscriptions, vessels and figurines of the Hellenistic period, while the third has sculptures, portraits, figurines and jewellery of the Roman period.

In July 2021 the permanent semi-open-air exhibition “The Wall of Memory” was inaugurated, with funerary stelai and honorary altars of personalities of the ancient city. The most important exhibit is the inscription with the “Gymnasiarchic” Law of Veroia, a regulatory text on the running of the city's gymnasium.

Highlights

• Inscription with the “Gymnasiarchic” Law of Veroia
• Semi-open-air exhibition “The Wall of Memory” with funerary stelai and altars
• Huge head of Medusa at the entrance
• Bust of the river god Olganos with the features of Alexander the Great
• Model of a chamber tomb and Hellenistic grave goods

Permanent exhibitions

• Μόνιμη έκθεση ευρημάτων της Ημαθίας – Finds from Veroia and Imathia in three rooms, with emphasis on funerary groups and sculptures of the Hellenistic and Roman periods.
• Ο Τοίχος της Μνήμης – Semi-open-air exhibition of funerary stelai and honorary altars of personalities of ancient Veroia, in the courtyard of the museum.

Founded

1965

Operated by

Υπουργείο Πολιτισμού – Εφορεία Αρχαιοτήτων Ημαθίας

Admission & discounts

Free admission: 6 March, 18 April, 18 May, the last weekend of September, 28 October, and every first and third Sunday of the month from 1 November to 31 March.

Free admission is granted, upon presentation of the relevant documents, among others to young people up to 25 from the EU, children up to 18 from non-EU countries, people with disabilities and one companion (for a disability of 67% and above), unemployed people, large families, members of ICOM and guides.

Accessibility

• Wheelchair accessible
• Elevator
• Accessible restroom
• Accessible parking: no information
• Service dogs welcome: no information
• Tactile models & exhibits: no information
• Sign language tours: no information
• Easy-to-read materials: no information
• Audio description: no information

The museum has a ramp, a lift and accessible toilets.

Kids & families

Great for kids & families

The semi-open-air exhibition in the courtyard gives pupils and families with children more space and time to look at the finds.

Getting there & parking

The museum is about 5 minutes on foot from the centre of Veroia and about 1 hour by car from the centre of Thessaloniki.

Amenities & dining

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Events & venue rental

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