Museums of Heraklion

Archeological Museum. It has collections of numerous artifacts of the Minoan culture: ceramics, stone carvings, carved seals, gold jewelry.

Historical Museum. You can see exhibits of Byzantine, Venetian and Ottoman times as well as documents of modern history of Crete.

Museums of Chania

Archeological museum in the Church of St. Francis. There are exhibits of different eras, beginning from Neolithic until Roman period, found in the west of Crete and in other areas of the island.

Historical Archive of Crete includes archival collections, library, Crete press archive and a photo gallery.

Museums of Rethymno

Archeological museum of Rethymno. You can see here a rich collection of coins and archeological finds from Rethymnon district.

Museums in the town of Agios Nicolaos

Ethnographic Museum presents national Cretan clothing and work tools.

Maritime Museum features artifacts related to the history of Cretan seafarers.