The archaeological Museum of Veria was founded during the 1960s with the aim to house and display all the archaeological findings of the prefecture of Imathia and the broader area of Veria. It is located some blocks away from the central core of the city in Leoforos Anikseos street, while after the extended renovation of 2009 it is again open to the public.
The museum hosts a great number of exhibits dating from the Hellenistic and the Roman period. Among those, the visitor can see weapons, jewelry, figurines, vessels, and writings that correspond to artifacts and tools which construct an image of their everyday life. Many more items that are coming from the prehistoric site of Nicomedia are placed in the warehouses of the museum and will extend the spectrum of the examined periods as soon as they are going to be exhibited.
There is no doubt that the majority of the displayed items date from the flourishing period of the Macedonian Kingdom. While two of the most significant exhibits are the big Medusa head that was attached in the north gate preventing the enemies to enter the city and the marble column of the 2nd AD century, the "Gymnasium law" that describes the operation rules of the Gymnasium of the city.