The Byzantine Museum of Veroia is a museum in
Greece
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that opened in 2002. The museum focuses on artefacts from the Byzantine and Ottoman empires
The Building
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.
Exhibitions
The museum contains a collection of Byzantine, Post-Byzantine and Ottoman objects originating mainly from the
Veria
Veria ( el, Βέροια or Βέρροια), officially transliterated Veroia, historically also spelled Berea or Berœa, is a city in Central Macedonia, in the geographic region of Macedonia, northern Greece, capital of the regional unit of ...
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:
# The exhibition entitled "Veroia, Part of the Byzantine Empire" is on display on the first floor of the building. It is a collection of portable
icon
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s (many of which are double-sided), wall-paintings, mosaic floors (from the courtyard of the church of Agios Patapios in Veroia), manuscripts and early printed works, pottery (ceramic items for everyday use and glazed pottery),
Byzantine coins
Byzantine currency, money used in the Eastern Roman Empire after the fall of the West, consisted of mainly two types of coins: the gold solidus and a variety of clearly valued bronze coins. By the end of the empire the currency was issued only i ...
, and wood-carvings.
# On the first floor, the exhibition focuses on the elements of Byzantine culture related to Veria, a city on the outskirts of the empire but which had a notable wealth of monuments. Among other aspects, the religious, artistic and commercial relations between Veria and the main centres of Byzantine culture, such as Constantinople, Thessaloniki and Kastoria, are exposed. Another subsection is devoted to post-Byzantine painting and another to the activity of artists.
# The second floor is dedicated to the life of the city and private life through its monuments. The evolution of the city, its urban planning, the administrative and ecclesiastical organization, the daily activities of its inhabitants, and funerary uses are exposed.
# The third floor is dedicated to religious worship and includes aspects such as the structure of worship buildings, decorative and symbolic elements, and man's communication with the divine.
Sources
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External links
Ministry of Education and Religious Affairs, Culture and Sports* https://en.discoververia.gr/byzantino-mouseio-verias-2/
* [http://www.byzantine-museum-veria.gr/%ce%bc%ce%bf%cf%85%cf%83%ce%b5%ce%af%ce%bf/%ce%b9%cf%83%cf%84%ce%bf%cf%81%ce%af%ce%b1-%cf%84%ce%bf%cf%85-%ce%bc%ce%bf%cf%85%cf%83%ce%b5%ce%af%ce%bf%cf%85/ http://www.byzantine-museum-veria.gr]
Byzantine museums in Greece
Museums in Central Macedonia
2002 establishments in Greece
Museums established in 2002
Buildings and structures in Veria
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