▁that ▁ran ▁from ▁ 1 9 0 9 ▁to ▁ 1 9 4 1 . ▁The ▁rest oration ▁of ▁the ▁building ▁last ed ▁from ▁ 1 9 9 8 ▁to ▁ 2 0 0 3 ▁and ▁was ▁fund ed ▁by ▁the ▁" Organ isation ▁for ▁the ▁Cultural ▁Capital ▁of ▁Europe ▁Th ess al on iki ▁ 1 9 9 7 ". ▁With ▁the ▁expansion ▁of ▁the ▁museum ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 9 , ▁two ▁buildings — the ▁town house ▁and ▁the ▁new ▁wing — w ere ▁attached ▁by ▁arch es ▁on ▁their ▁fac ade ▁to ▁connect ▁as ▁a ▁single ▁port ico . ▁ ▁Col lections ▁On ▁the ▁ground ▁level ▁are ▁monument al ▁stones ▁and ▁ins cri ptions ▁that ▁were ▁once ▁found ▁in ▁the ▁great ▁Jewish ▁ne c ropol is ▁that ▁lay ▁to ▁the ▁east ▁of ▁the ▁city ▁walls . ▁Ac company ing ▁these ▁stones ▁are ▁a ▁series ▁of ▁photograph s ▁showing ▁the ▁c emetery ▁and ▁visitors ▁as ▁it ▁was ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 4 . ▁ ▁Central ▁to ▁the ▁first ▁floor ▁is ▁a ▁narr ative ▁history ▁of ▁the ▁Jewish ▁presence ▁in ▁Th ess al on iki ▁from ▁the ▁ 3 rd ▁century ▁B CE ▁until ▁the ▁Second ▁World ▁War . ▁A ▁separate ▁exhib it ▁focus es ▁on ▁the ▁Sho ah , ▁as ▁it ▁affected ▁the ▁Jewish ▁Community ▁of ▁Th ess al on iki . ▁The ▁majority ▁of ▁the ▁community ▁- ▁some ▁ 4 9 , 0 0 0 ▁persons ▁- ▁was ▁system atically ▁deport ed ▁to ▁Aus ch witz ▁and ▁Ber