The Macedonian Museum of Contemporary Art was founded in 1979 after a great a donation by the world famous Maecenas, Alexander Iolas. Museum’s permanent display is really remarkable: works of art, sculpture, video art, art photography and engraving. The collection is constantly being augmented by gifts from collectors, artists, gallery owners, as well as private individuals. Moreover, apart from the permanent display, the MMCA has mounted over 180 exhibitions of works by Greek and foreign artists: retrospectives of the work of Tsarouchis, Tsoclis, Kontoglou, Chatzikyriakou-Gika, Fassianos, Warhol, Fluxus and many other artists.

The MMCA has a very interesting gift shop and a cafe.