The Collection
The museum’s collection consists of rare 19th and 20th century artifacts related to everyday life in Macedonia, the weaponry and personal objects of fighters, as well as rare original documents from the period between 1770 and 1912. Part of the collection is displayed in the permanent exhibition, while the remaining artifacts are kept in the Research Center for Macedonian History and Documentation (KEMIT) and used in the Museum’s periodic exhibitions.
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Traditional Macedonian costume from Alexandreia
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Farm tools
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Ecclesiastical relics
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Military Equipment and an issue of the newspaper ΜΑΚΕΔΟΝΙΑ (MACEDONIA)
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Costume of a Macedonian Fighter
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