A world that has been evolving since the times of Gutenberg (1455).

It was a dream that became a reality after the long efforts of the local newspaper “Haniotika Nea” that had the inspiration and the care for the actual realization of this Museum of Typography, a unique project for Crete. The Museum of Typography opened its doors to the public on May 28, 2005.

The Maritime Museum of Crete was founded in Chania in order to shelter, to preserve and exhibit our naval traditions - especially those of Crete - which have always been a source for national survival and inspiration. In this web site there are briefly presented the context and the activities of our Museum, having the ambition to spread them in every corner of Greece and abroad.

The framework and the Objectives

Natural History Museum of Crete in Heraklion city has been functioning and operates under the framework of the University of Crete since 1980, being a pioneer institute at national and European level in the following activities:

The Historical Museum of Crete presents a comprehensive view of Cretan history from early Christian times to the present day. It was founded in 1953 by the Society of Cretan Historical Studies, which had been established two years earlier. The museum is housed in a two-storey neoclassical building, which was constructed in 1903 on the site of an earlier mansion belonging to the Kalokerinos family.

The Sitia Museum houses a plethora of artifacts found mainly in Lasithi. While the most important finds from eastern Crete are exhibited at the Heraklion museum, there is enough in Sitia to warrant a visit.

This is a small museum with a well laid-out plan and many signs that explain in detail the exhibited artifacts. Like the Heraklion museum the floor is divided into the Minoan Neolithic, Pre-Palatial, Neo-Palatial, and Post-Palatial eras, while roughly one third of the space is dedicated to Classical and Hellenistic Crete.

Archaeological museum in Agios Nikolaos City: The town is home to the finest archaeological museum in Crete founded in 1970 and consisting of eight rooms. The collection contains recent finds, mostly from eastern Crete. The finds are in chronological order beginning with the Neolithic era, Minoan remains, and ending with Greco-Roman finds.

The Folklore Museum operates in the Istron area and offers a detailed exhibition of life in the past. It was built in 1999 by The Folklore Association.

This museum declares a great love of and attention to the local popular culture. It is an important source of information of folklore and the history of the inhabitants of the Mirambello Gulf.

A window onto the recent past of Crete opens up for the visitor at the Folklore Museum of Agios Nikolaos city, East Crete.
Established in 1985 by the Cultural Association of Eastern Crete, it is housed on the ground floor of the Port Authority building, one of the oldest buildings in town, which is located by the lake.