Olympic Museum

Thessaloniki Olympic Museum, the unique Olympic Museum of Greece, is situated at , , . The museum is located on the confluence and educational, athletic and cultural routes of the city.
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  • Opening hours:
    Monday–Friday: 9:00 AM–7:00 PM
    Saturday: 10:00 AM–4:00 PM
    Sunday: 10:00 AM–2:00 PM
    public holidays: closed
  • Type: Museum
  • Description: in Thessaloniki, Greece
  • Also known as: “Thessaloniki Olympic Museum”, “Αθλητικό Μουσείο Θεσσαλονίκης”, and “Олимпийский музей в Салониках”
  • Address: Γ΄Σεπτεμβρίου, Θεσσαλονίκη, 54636

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Ivanofio and University of Macedonia.

Stadium
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Klisto Gymnastirio is a basketball arena that is located in , . Its capacity is 2,580 spectators. It is used as the home arena of the men's and women's basketball teams of the multisports club of G.S. Iraklis Thessalonikis.

University
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The is a public university in , , Greece. Founded as School of Higher Industrial Studies of Thessaloniki in 1948 and started its first operation during the academic year 1957–1958, it is the second largest university in the city. is situated 440 metres southwest of Olympic Museum.

Museum
Photo: Garitan, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The is a military museum in , , . Thessaloniki War Museum opened in October 2000. It is housed in a building designed by architect Vitaliano Poselli and erected between 1900 and 1902. is situated 530 metres southwest of Olympic Museum.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Saranta Ekklissies and Triandría.

Neighborhood
Saranta Ekklisies or 40 Ekklisies is a neighbourhood in , . It is located next to the . It was created in the 1920s during the Greek-Turkish population exchange by Greek refugees from the city of in Eastern Thrace.

Suburb
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Triandria is a suburb of the Thessaloniki Urban Area and was a former municipality in the , , . Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality , of which it is a municipal unit.

Suburb
Photo: Ymblanter, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a suburb of the Thessaloniki Urban Area and a former municipality in , . Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality of , of which it is a municipal unit.

Olympic Museum

Latitude
40.62747° or 40° 37′ 39″ north
Longitude
22.96428° or 22° 57′ 51″ east
Open location code
8GG4JXG7+XP
Open­Street­Map ID
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Open­Street­Map feature
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Wiki­data ID
Q4333880
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In Other Languages

From Armenian to Russian—“Olympic Museum” goes by many names.
  • Armenian: “Սալոնիկի օլիմպիական թանգարան”
  • Bulgarian: “Олимпийски музей”
  • Bulgarian: “Солунски олимпийски музей”
  • Greek: “Ολυμπιακό Μουσείο Θεσσαλονίκης”
  • Greek: “Ολυμπιακό Μουσείο”
  • Hebrew: “המוזיאון האולימפי בסלוניקי”
  • Macedonian: “Олимписки музеј”
  • Russian: “Олимпийский музей (Салоники)”
  • Russian: “Олимпийский музей”

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