Byzantium & the Arabs' exhibition in Thessaloniki - The Best from Greece

A noteworthy exhibition entitled "Byzantium and the Arabs" will be launched in late September at Thessaloniki's Museum of Byzantine Civilisation, following approval on Wednesday by the Central Archaeological Council (Kas).

The approval paves the way for the temporary loaning out of artefacts and objects by ephorates and museums around the country.

The goal of the exhibition, which will run from September 30 to January 31, is to highlight the mostly peaceful aspects of the two civilisations and the interaction between Byzantium and the Arabs, from the 7th century AD until the fall of Constantinople in 1453.

The exhibition will inaugurate the "Thessaloniki - Crossroads of Civilisations" programme and ranks as a unique, by Greek standards, museum event.