Museums of Crete

Maritime Museum of Crete
The MaritimeMuseumis located at the entrance to the historical fortress of Firkas.
Chania
Type: Museum
Theme: Maritime
Municipal Gallery of Heraklion
The Venetian basilica of Saint Mark houses the Municipal Gallery of Heraklion, where permanent collections and temporary art exhibitions can be see
Heraklio
Type: Museum
Theme: Pictorial
Museum of Contemporary Art of Crete
The Municipal Art Gallery L.
Rethimno
Type: Museum
Theme: Pictorial
Museum of the Peza Cooperative
This includes a collection of tools and equipment used in the production of traditional goods such as olive oil (oil press, grindstones, manual oli
Arhanes-Asterousia
Type: Museum
Theme: Folk
Natural History Museum
The Natural History Museum of Crete functions as part of the School of Sciences of the University of Crete; despite its title, it does not only pre
Heraklio
Type: Museum
Theme: Nature
Nikos Kazantzakis Museum
“My father’s family comes from a village called Varvari”, wrote the famous Cretan author Nikos Kazantzakis in his book Report to Greco.
Arhanes-Asterousia
Type: Museum
Theme: Biography
Potamianos Waxworks Museum
The Waxworks Museum is located at the foot of Mount Psiloritis.
Milopotamos
Type: Museum
Theme: Historical, Pictorial
Skinakas Observatory
At the top of the Psiloriti mountain and at an altitude of 1,750 meters is located the Observatory Skinakas.
Anogia
Type: Museum
Theme: Sciences
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