The Angeliki Giannakidou Ethnological Museum of Thrace was born of a heartfelt need to preserve historical memory. It is housed in a neoclassical stone building erected in 1899 at 63, Dekatis Tetartis Maοou Street in Alexandroupoli, Greece. The building was restored with the most modern materials and amenities to meet the requirements of a fully-functioning, up-to-date museum.
The entire project is self-financed. Officially opened on 5 October 2002, the Museum promptly inaugurated a series of local history seminars and educational programmes in association with the Democritus University of Thrace. We believe that the Ethnological Museum of Thrace will provide a vital link between tradition and living memory and the concerns that beset modern society.
