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SOCIETY FOR CRETAN HISTORICAL STUDIES

HISTORICAL MUSEUM OF CRETE

HOUSE of A. and M. KALOKAIRINOS
HERACLION - TEL. +30 81 283219 , +30 81 288708
FAX +30 81 283754
Building of the Museum

The landscape of the god-trodden mount sinai

A visit to the Historical Museum of Crete will bring to life for you the history and culture of Crete, from the first centuries of the Christian era to our present time.

Medieval and Renaissance Collection

Byzantine, Venetian and Turkish sculpture and epigraphs; frescoes from the 13th to the 16th centuries; portable icons of the Cretan School from the 15th to the 18th centuries; ecclesiastical vessels and vestments; wood carvings; coins; jelwelry and miniatures from the Byzantine and Venetian periods.

The collection contains the only painting on Crete by Domenicos Theotocopoulos (El Greco): View of mount Sinai and the Monastery, c. 1570.

Collection of the Struggle for Independence

Memorabilia from the Cretan insurrections of the nineteenth century and the period of the Independent Cretan State (1898-1913). The Collection include flags, weapons and portraits of insurgent leaders.

Collection of folk arts

Hundreds of representative examples of Cretan folk art (weaving, embroidery, lace, jewelry, small objects, musical instruments, etc). A life-size replica of the interior of a traditional Cretan village home.

Nikos Kazantzakis room

The desk, library, personal belongings and manuscripts of many of the great writer's works.

Emmanuel Tsouderos room

The desk, the library and personal mementoes of the man who was Prime Minister at the time of the Battle of Crete (1941). Engravings, maps, rare editions and a collection of Cretan stamps.

The museum is open every day from 09:00 to 16:30 (Saturdays 09:00 to 14:00). Closed Sundays and holidays. 
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