HISTORICAL MUSEUM OF ALEXANDROUPOLI

The Historical Museum of Alexandroupoli is located in the city centre, opposite the town hall. It is an interesting place spread over four levels. The ground floor is unsurprisingly used for temporary exhibitions and various events that are regularly organised by the museum. If you're visiting, keep an eye out for the programme as the museum often hosts interesting one-day conferences, book presentations with authors, educational programmes and of course cultural events. But for the "classic" visit, it all really starts on the first floor, dedicated to a permanent exhibition on the history of the city, with separate and didactic sections on the archaeological sites around the city, the foundation of the city and its relationship with the railway and the port, its architecture and its economic, cultural and social developments. The exhibition is articulated through a modern museological approach, using photographic compositions, interactive material and projections, as well as collections of documents and relics from a remarkable archive collection from private and public donations and entities. On the second floor, the mezzanine houses the "Sarakatsan" costume collection: through these outfits, one can see the evolution of the particular life of women in the region. Finally, the basement houses the collections and archives. The museum library is also accessible.