Museum of Photography

The Thessaloniki Museum of Photography, opened in 1997, presents about 1,500 works by Greek and foreign photographers, including photographs, glass plates, negatives and other valuable items.

Also, the activities of the museum include exhibitions, educational programs, scientific research. Since 2000, the museum has held the festival "Photosynkyria", and since 2008 it has become the "Photobiennale", which takes place from April to May.

The museum opened at the initiative of photographers Aris Georgiou, Yorgos Vanidis and Apostolos Marulis. Their photo collections were the basis of the museum exposition. The museum is the only state museum in Greece dedicated exclusively to photography.

The museum is open from Tuesday to Sunday from 11am to 7pm.