Yeni Tzami (Old Archaeological Museum)

Info

  • Coordinates:

    40.615650, 22.956700

  • Address:

    Arch. Museum 30

Yeni Tzami was the mosque of Islamized Jews (Doenme). It was built in 1902 according to designs by Italian architect Vitaliano Poselli and constitutes a sample of the 20th century eclectic architecture. Since 1925 it housed the Archaeological Museum of Thessaloniki. Today it hosts cultural activities.