Yessios Museum
«Ο Μακεδονικός Αγώνας
και η Έδεσσα»
The Yessios Museum
“The Macedonian Struggle and Edessa”, located in the center of Edessa, began its
operation on 18/10/2024.
The Yessios Museum “The Macedonian Struggle and Edessa”,
located in the center of Edessa, began its
operation on 18/10/2024.
The Museum, created by the donor and founder Christos Yessios, comprises a valuable setting for the evocation dedicated to the great fight of the Greeks for the liberation of Macedonia. Through the historical narrative and the exhibits hosted by the Museum, the visitor understands the importance and decisive role that the Macedonian Struggle played in the annexation of Macedonia to the Greece. Particular emphasis is given to the contribution of the Edessa region and its inhabitants to the outcome of the Agonas.
The Yessios Museum aims to be a valuable place to remember and disseminate historical facts, as well as to be an active center for cultural activities. The Yessios Museum is a modern museum that offers visitors a hands-on experience through new technologies and AI.
The story of the Museum
The creation of the Yessios Museum “The Macedonian Struggle and Edessa” was carried out on the initiative of Christos I. Yessios. He decided to donate his family building, in the center of Edessa, in order to make it an active space of tribute to history and culture.
The decision to create a Museum dedicated to the Macedonian Struggle arose, initially, through the realization of the importance of this particular period for Macedonia and Greece.
Also of decisive importance was the realization of the lack of a similar Museum in the wider area of Pella. After approximately five years of demanding work and research, the Yessios Museum was inaugurated on October 18, 2024, the day of the Eleftheria (the Liberation) of Edessa.
At present, the Museum hopes to achieve its original goals and to work for education and the dissemination of knowledge, both through educational programs and through the use of modern technology (AI, multimedia).
True to its initial goal, the Yessios Museum intends to continue to transmit the value and contribution of the Macedonian Struggle for the liberation of Macedonia and maintain the purpose of its creation. On a social and educational level, it aims to organize and promote appropriate and educational activities that will contribute to the transmission of historical knowledge.
The building
It is an Art Deco interwar building, of particular architectural interest, fully accessible to people with mobility impairments.
The building that houses the Yessios Museum was built by the brothers Ioannis, Konstantinos and Michalis Yessios on the site where their father, Christos Yessios, had a space heater workshop.
It operated as a hardware and housewares store until its occupation by the German occupiers in 1942.
It became the property of Christos Yessios.
He donated it to the city of Edessa as a museum of the Macedonian Struggle.
The floors of the Museum
It has 3 floors: The first two floors host the Museum's permanent exhibition on the Macedonian Struggle and the contribution of the residents of Edessa.
