Museums

Natural History Museum

The Natural History Museum of Crete (NHMC) has been operating under the framework of the University of Crete and encompasses all the activities offered by a fully-featured modern museum. Nowadays, it is housed at the premises of the Old Electricity Power plant located at the coastal highway of Heraklion. The museum offers its visitors a

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Christian Art Museum

The Museum of Christian Art “Saint Catherine of Sinai” is housed in a cruciform church dedicated to St. Catherine. It is located in the city center, close to the old and the current Metropolitan church of St. Minas.The church was founded in the second Byzantine period and was a centre of intellectual activity from the

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Historical Museum of Crete

The Historical Museum of Crete (HMC) was founded in 1953 by the Society of Cretan Historical Studies (SCHS) and is housed in a neoclassical building of exceptional architectural value. It chronicles seventeen centuries of local history and culture, spanning from the early years of Christianity to the modern era. SCHS originally founded the museum with

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