The War Museum of Thessaloniki (Greek: Πολεμικό Μουσείο ΘεσσαλονίκηςPolemiko Mousio Thessalonikis) is a military museum in Thessaloniki, Central Macedonia, Greece.
Thessaloniki War Museum opened in October 2000. It is housed in a building designed by architect Vitaliano Poselli and erected between 1900 and 1902.
The museum's mission is to help preserve military historical memory and heritage in Northern Greece.
The permanent collections show events which were a watershed in Modern Greek history from the turn of the 20th century to the liberation of Greece from German forces at the end of World War II. They include photographs of the era, Hellenic army, air force and navy uniforms, weapons of the army, replicas of artillery and ships, works of art, stone engravings, maps, paintings, postcards, and similar items from the armies of other Balkan countries.
In addition to exhibition spaces, the War Museum has an amphitheatre, a multi-purpose hall, a library of writings on history and war, and a giftshop.[1][2]
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