Greek PM opens new museum at Vergina, the center of Macedonian civilization

Greece opened on Monday the new museum of Aigai in the town of Vergina which incorporates the entire archaeological site, the center of ancient Macedonian culture, according to greekreporter.com.

The new museum unites the Palace of Philip, the royal tombs cluster, and the Museum of the Royal Tombs.

It is designed as a conceptual gateway to the archaeological site and to the history of Aigai and of Macedonian culture, as well as of the Hellenistic World, as it will also serve as the site of the Digital Museum “Alexander the Great: from Aigai to the World.”

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