Archaeology Thessaloniki, Central Macedonia

Archaeological Site & Museum of the Roman Forum of Thessaloniki

Archaeological site of the Roman Forum with an odeion and a crypt-stoa, and an underground museum with statues, inscriptions and coins from the excavations.

Opening hoursAdmission €10 Partially accessible

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About the museum

In 1966 the Roman Forum was at risk of being covered by a planned new courthouse, but the important finds of the excavation put an end to any future building plans. The complex dates to two phases, the mid-2nd and the mid-3rd century AD, and was a landmark of Roman Thessaloniki.

It consists of a square, colonnaded wings with storerooms and shops, the crypt-stoa, the mint, a bath complex and the odeion, which still hosts cultural events today. The complex also included the stoa of the statues, known as “The Enchanted Ones” (Las Incantadas), whose sculptures are today in the Louvre Museum.

The museum is housed in a specially designed underground building in the western part of the site, as an extension of the crypt-stoa. It displays statues, vessels, inscriptions, coins and other objects from the excavations of the Forum, which show the daily life and social structure of the city from the 3rd century BC to modern times.

Highlights

Odeion of the Roman Forum
Crypt-stoa and underground museum
Statues, inscriptions and coins from the excavations
One ticket for the site and the museum

Permanent exhibition

Μόνιμη έκθεση του Μουσείου Ρωμαϊκής Αγοράς – Statues, vessels, inscriptions and coins from the excavations of the Roman Forum, from the 3rd century BC to modern times.

Operated by: Εφορεία Αρχαιοτήτων Πόλης Θεσσαλονίκης

Admission & discounts

Adults	€10
Reduced	€5Reduced ticket (50%): citizens over 65 from Greece and the EU (from 1 October to 31 May), parents accompanying primary school visits from the EU and the EEA, and teachers accompanying visits from countries outside the EU.
Children & teens	freefree up to age 18 · Free admission for children and young people up to 25 from the EU and for children up to 18 from countries outside the EU, upon presentation of identity card or passport.
Seniors	€5Reduced ticket for citizens over 65 from Greece and the EU, from 1 October to 31 May.
Visitors with disabilities	freecompanion free · Free admission for people with disabilities and one companion (for a disability of 67% or more).

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 countries outside the EU, people with disabilities and one companion (for a disability of 67% or more), the unemployed, large families, members of ICOM and guides.