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The Byzantine Museum of Veroia is a museum in Greece that opened in 2002. The museum focuses on artefacts from the Byzantine and Ottoman empires
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The Byzantine Museum of Veroia is a museum in Greece that opened in 2002. The museum focuses on artefacts from the Byzantine and Ottoman empires
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| Established | 2002 |
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| Location | Veroia, Central Macedonia, Greece |
| Type | History Museum |
| Key holdings | Veroia, Part of the Byzantine Empire; |
| Website | https://en.discoververia.gr/byzantino-mouseio-verias-2/ |
The museum is housed in the old Markos mill; a rectangular, stone, four-story industrial building with an area of 720 sq.m. that was built between 1908 and 1911 and served as a flour mill until the 1960s. A fire in 1981 burned down much of the building, but due to its historical value it was decided to restore it and turn it into a museum. It was inaugurated in 2002. The building is located in the neighbourhood of the preserved district of Kyriotissa.
The museum contains a collection of Byzantine, Post-Byzantine and Ottoman objects originating mainly from the Veria city area . Among them are mosaics, ceramic vessels, miniatures, burial finds, frescoes, icons, architectural sculptures, manuscripts, wood carvings, marble inscriptions, pottery, coins, tombstones and architectural elements.
The permanent exhibition is organised into several sections:
Coordinates: 40°31′09″N22°12′12″E / 40.5191°N 22.2034°E
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