Visitors wanting to
know the history of Crete, the achievements and the way of life of its previous
inhabitants, can visit our museums and admire, from close up, the treasures on
view.
The visitor can
admire a number of finds that come from different periods of time, and
different parts of Crete, in the various rooms of the Archaeological Museum ,
where treasures of the Palace of Knossos hold an important place.
The Historical Museum
with its various collections offers to the visitor a trip through time from the
first centuries A.D. until nowadays, with emphasis on the dramatic history of
the city of Heraklion.
In the Museum for the Battle of Crete and
National Resistance the visitor can see relics of the
glorious, but heartbreaking, period of Cretan resistance to occupation between
1941and 1945.
In the exhibition room of the church of St. Aikaterini of Sinai one can
admire representative art work of the Cretan Renaissance that exudes a certain
religious awe to the visitor. Damaskinos holds a special place amongst this
very special school of work.
Lastly, one can see a totally different exhibition, but equally important and
interesting, in the Museum of Natural History
where representative samples of the flora and fauna of Crete
are exhibited.