MOMus–Museum of Modern Art–Costakis Collection

About the museum

The Museum of Modern Art – Costakis Collection, formerly the State Museum of Contemporary Art, belongs to the Metropolitan Organisation of Museums of Visual Arts of Thessaloniki (MOMus). It preserves, studies and presents mainly modernist art, and organises educational programmes, publications, loans of works and collaborations with institutions in Greece and abroad.

The best-known part of the collections is the Costakis Collection, with works of the avant-garde of the Russian Empire and the Soviet Union from 1900 to 1930. The museum also holds works by Greek and foreign artists associated with modernism, and supports researchers and students who study the avant-garde.

Highlights

• Costakis Collection with works of the Russian avant-garde, 1900–1930
• Works by Greek and foreign modernists
• Member of MOMus and the myMOMus Card
• Educational programmes and guided tours

Permanent exhibition

• Συλλογή Κωστάκη – Works of the avant-garde of the Russian Empire and the Soviet Union from 1900 to 1930.

Founded

1997

Operated by

Μητροπολιτικός Οργανισμός Μουσείων Εικαστικών Τεχνών Θεσσαλονίκης (MOMus)

Admission & discounts

Free admission: 6 March, 18 May, the European Days of Cultural Heritage and every first Sunday of the month.

Free admission is granted, among others, to children under 12, people with disabilities and one companion, large families, refugees, journalists, conscripts, unemployed people with a card, members of ICOM and students of art schools, upon presentation of ID or card.

Accessibility

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

All exhibition spaces are accessible to people with mobility impairments and wheelchair users, with lifts and accessible toilets. A free wheelchair is available at the entrance. Guide dogs and assistance dogs are admitted, as well as small pets if they are carried in arms or in a carrier.

Kids & families

Great for kids & families

• Family tours & workshops

Educational programmes and activities for schools and families.

Getting there & parking

Amenities & dining

• Coat check: not available
• Wi-Fi

Free WiFi and a card payment terminal. There is no cloakroom.

Events & venue rental

The museum hasn’t published any information on this.

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