PAST EXHIBITIONS
1994 "Byzantine treasures of Thessaloniki. The Journey Home"
M.B.C., permanent exhibitions galleries
Presentation of a selection of the artefacts that had been transferred to Athens in 1916 and returned to Thessaloniki in 1994, with the inauguration of the Museum of Byzantine Culture

1995 "Religious engravings from the Dori Papastratou collection"
M.B.C., temporary exhibitions wing
The exhibition was also mounted in the church of Saint George in the Old Fortress, Corfu.

1997 "Byzantine Mediaeval Cyprus: Queen in the East and Sovereign in the West"
M.B.C., temporary exhibitions wing
In association with the Bank of Cyprus Cultural Foundation, with the participation of the Church of Cyprus and its sacred foundations, the Pierides Foundation Museum and the Cypriot Department of Antiquities. The exhibition was also mounted in Nicosia.
"Greek Jewellery: a 6.000-year Tradition"
Villa Bianca, Thessaloniki
Exhibition organized by the Ministry of Culture, with the participation of the M.B.C.
«Treasures of Mount Athos"
M.B.C., permanent exhibitions galleries
Exhibition jointly organized by the Holy Community of Mount Athos and the Organisation for the Cultural Capital of Europe Thessaloniki 1997, with the scientific and technical support of various services in the Ministry of Culture
"Icons from the Velimezis collection"
M.B.C., temporary exhibitions wing
In association with the Benaki Museum and with the assistance of the Organisation for the Cultural Capital of Europe Thessaloniki 1997

1998 "From the Fayum Portraits to Early Byzantine Icon Painting"
M.B.C., temporary exhibitions wing
In association with the Vikelas Municipal Library of Heraclion. The exhibition had been mounted in the Vikelas Library and in the Benaki Museum.
"Places of history and memory. The monuments of Thessaloniki and the earthquake of 1978"
White Tower
Exhibition of photographs
"Glory of Byzantium"
Metropolitan Museum, New York
The M.B.C. contributed archaeological material from its collection
"Romana Pictura - La pittura romana dalle origini all'età byzantina"
Palazzi del Podesta e dell'Arengo, Rimini
The M.B.C. contributed archaeological material from its collection

1999 "Ikonen auf Papier"
Museum für Angewandte Kunst (MAK), Vienna
In association with the Museum für Angewandte Kunst (MAK), Vienna
"Byzantine glazed ceramics: the art of sgraffito"
M.B.C., temporary exhibitions wing
The exhibition was organized on the occasion of the 7th International Congress on Mediaeval Ceramics in the Mediterranean and was subseauently mounted in Rhodes

2000 "Mother of God. Images of Virgin Mary in Byzantine Art"
Benaki Museum, Athens
The M.B.C. contributed archaeological material from its collection
"Pietro e Paolo. La storia, il culto, la memoria nei primi secoli"
Palazzo della Cancelleria, Rome
The M.B.C. contributed archaeological material from its collection
"Anno Domini. Jesus through the Centuries"
Provincial Museum of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada
The M.B.C. contributed archaeological material from its collection

2001 "Orthodox Religious Engravings: 18th - 20th centuries"
University of Toronto Art Centre, Toronto
In association with the University of Toronto Art Centre
"Deomene: L' Immagine dell'orante fra Oriente e Occidente"
Museo Nazionale, Ravenna
The M.B.C. contributed archaeological material from its collection
"Everyday Life in Byzantium"
White Tower
Organized as part of the multi-venue exhibition "Byzantine Hours: Works and Days in Byzantium" which was held in Athens, Thessaloniki and Mistras
"The George Tsolozidis collection: Byzantium through the eyes of a collector"
M.B.C. temporary exhibitions wing
Works from the George Tsolozidis collection
"A Mystery Great and Strange"
Byzantine and Christian Museum, Athens
The M.B.C. contributed archaeological material from its collection

2002 "The Abbey of St Gallen and its Treasures"
M.B.C., temporary exhibitions wing
Exhibition organized by the Archive of the Abbey of St Gallen in association with the Swiss Embassy in Greece, with the support of the National Research Foundation's Institute for Byzantine Research
«L' approccio all' uomo bizantino attraverso l' occhio di un collezionista»
Sala del Capitolo, Hellenic Institute for Byzantine and Postbyzantine Studies, Venice
In association with the Hellenic Institute for Byzantine and Postbyzantine Studies in Venice
"Fotis Zachariou. Athos: Impressions and Memories"
White Tower
In association with the Holy Monastery of Simonos Petra
"An Encounter with Byzantine Glazed Pottery"
Byzantine and Christian Museum, Athens
In association with the Byzantine and Christian Museum of Athens and the Benaki Museum, in connection with an international conference on 'The Art of Clay'

2003 "Archaeologies"
M.B.C., temporary exhibitions wing
In association with the Photography Museum of Thessaloniki, as part of the Photosynkyria Festival
"Venetian Glass from the Renaissance to the Nineteenth Century: Colour and Transparency"
M.B.C., temporary exhibitions wing
In association with the Italian Cultural Institute in Thessaloniki, the Ministry of Culture and the Palazzo Barberini's National Gallery of Ancient Art in Rome
"Postbyzantine Icons from Greece: Between Tradition and Renewal"
State Museum of Moravia, Brno, Czech Republic
In association with the Hellenic Ministry of Culture as part of the major international exhibition titled "Eastern Christianity", organized by the State Museum of Moravia to mark the 550th anniversary of the Fall of Constantinople
"Aspects of Everyday Life in Byzantium"
National Archeological Museum, Madrid
Selection of exhibits from the exhibition of the same name mounted in the White Tower in 2001
"Aspects of Everyday Life in Byzantium"
National Archeological Museum, Lisbon
Selection of exhibits from the exhibition of the same name mounted in the White Tower in 2001

2004 "Faith and Power"
Metropolitan Museum, New York
The M.B.C. contributed archaeological material from its collection 
"Acritans of Europe"
M.B.C., temporary exhibitions wing
In association with the European project Acrinet, the Center for Development Studies PRISMA and the Center for Ethnographic Research of the Academy of Athens
"Traditional Costumes from the Lykeion ton Hellinidon"
M.B.C., temporary exhibitions wing
Exhibition of photographs by Calliope (Calliope Karvouni)

2005 "From Chioniades... Studies and anthivola. Unknown aspects of Postbyzantine art"
M.B.C., temporary exhibitions wing
In association with the Municipal Center for Historical Research and Documentation of Volos
"Paper icons from the Dory Papastratos collection"
Historical Archives-Museum of Hydra
In association with the Historical Archives-Museum of Hydra
"Gemine Muse"
M.B.C.
Exhibition of contemporary works of art, under the programme "Gemine Muse"
In association with the General Secretariat for Youth

2006 "Icons from the Orthodox Communities in Albania. Collection of the National Museum of Mediaeval Art, Korçe"
M.B.C., temporary exhibitions wing
The exhibition marked the conclusion of a 5-year programme between the Museum of Byzantine Culture, the European Center for Byzantine and Postbyzantine Monuments and the National Museum of Mediaeval Art, Korçe
"De Gustibus... in Thessaloniki"
M.B.C., central atrium
Exhibition of photographs by Stereosis
Gastronomy vs gastroanomy
Exhibition of photographs on the web

2007 "Treasures of Tradition"
M.B.C., temporary exhibitions wing
In association with the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki Folklore Museum
"Entre Deux"
M.B.C., temporary exhibitions wing
19th International Photography Meeting/PhB, organised by the Thessaloniki Museum of Photography
"Heterotopias"
M.B.C., temporary exhibitions wing and central atrium
1st Thessaloniki Biennale of Contemporary Art
"New Acquisitions. Donations-Sponsorships-Purchases"
M.B.C., foyer
Presentation of the Museum's latest acquisitions
"Scientist in the Picture. Greece, 1900-1980"
M.B.C., temporary exhibitions wing
In association with the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki and the Thessaloniki Museum of Photography
"Squares of Europe, Squares for Europe"
M.B.C., central atrium
In association with the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki

 

2008

 
Nikos Alexiou, "The End"
M.B.C., temporary exhibitions wing, central atrium, foyer
Official participation of Greece to the 52nd Venice Biennale. In association with the Directorate of Visual Arts-Department for the Promotion of Contemporary Art of the Greek Ministry of Culture
"Greece Today"
M.B.C., temporary exhibitions wing
Photobiennale 2008, organised by the Thessaloniki Museum of Photography
"Places and Manners of Worship"
M.B.C., temporary exhibitions wing
Exhibition of photographs by the Photographic Center of Thessaloniki, Photobiennale 2008
"Kyriakos Krokos: remembrance, sketches, pictures"
M.B.C., temporary exhibitions wing
In association with the Department of Architecture of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki and the e-magazine "Greek Architects.gr"
Sponsor of the exhibition and the re-publication of the catalogue: George I. Georgiades, ARXITEX A.E.
 

2009

 
A minimum house for leisure at the 21st century
Museum of Byzantine Culture
The exhibition was hosted by the Department of Architecture and the School of Engineering of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, with the support of the French Institute of Thessaloniki.
"Paper Icons" from the engravings collection of Dory Papastratou
Takis Katsoulidis Engraving Museum, Messini
The Museum of Byzantine Culture in collaboration with the Municipality of Messini and the Takis Katsoulidis Engraving Museum organized a temporary exhibition entitled "Paper Icons" from the engravings collection of Dory Papastratou.
Disclosure / Underlined Memory
A Review of Contemporary Serbian Art Exhibition part of the 2nd Thessaloniki Biennale of Contemporary Art
The exhibition Disclosure / Underlined Memory, curated by Aleksandra Estela Bjelica Mladenović, the purpose of which is to present contemporary Serbian art and what is the best in it at the moment has its own way and will be staged in France, FYROM, Republic of Srpska (Bosnia and Herzegovina) and Greece. Namely, eleven eminent Serbian artists with eighteen art works are going to make themselves known i.e. to disclose to the art public in different countries.
 

2010

 
«Architecture as Icon
Perception and representation of Architecture in Byzantine Art

M.B.C., temporary exhibitions wing
The icon of architecture in Byzantine art, the perception and depiction of both real and transcendental architectural space, revealed in the international exhibition entitled "Architecture as Icon. Perception and Representation of Architecture in Byzantine Art", was presented at the Museum of Byzantine Culture in Thessalonike from November 6th 2009 to 31st January 2010.
 

2010

 
«Aspects of Armenian Art
The Kalfayan Collection

M.B.C., temporary exhibitions wing
The Museum of Byzantine Culture in Thessaloniki presented The Kalfayan Collection of Armenian Art. The lengthy coexistence of Greeks and Armenians in Asia Minor and the history that the two nations have in common are two of the important motivations for presenting this exhibition. The collection, which was exhibited to the public for the first time, focused on Armenian art of the late sixteenth to nineteenth centuries and consisted of art works of exceptional significance, as much for their rarity as for the historical period to which they belong.