Archaeological Museum of Chania |
| Category: | History & Archaeology | ||
| Prefecture: | Chania | City: | Chania |
| Address: | Chania, | ||
| Postal Code: | 731 31 | ||
| Telephone: | +30 28210-90334 | ||
| Fax: | +30 28210-94487 | ||
| Description: The museum is housed in the katholikon of the Venetian monastery of St. Francis. During the period of the Turkish occupation it was the Muslim mosque of Yussuf Pasha, while in modern times it was used as a cinema or a storehouse for military equipment. Since 1963 it has been functioning as the Archaeological Museum of the city. Apart from the permanent exhibition, the museum houses temporary exhibitions in the frame of certain local events (such as the exhibition of musical instruments or on the birth of writing), as well as music concerts. The collections include: - Minoan finds from the city of Chania |
| Tickets: Special ticketing package for the Archaeological and the Byzantine Museum of Chania: € 3 (reduced: € 2). |
| Operation Hours: Winter Opening Hours Opening Hours for Archaeological Sites, Museums and Monuments |
| Museum Exhibition Photos: |
Clay sealing from Kasteli, near Chania, with a representation of a Minoan city and its patron deity. Dated to the second half of the 15th century B.C. |
Clay tablet inscribed with signs of the Linear A script from Kasteli near Chania, dated to 1450 B.C. |
Small clay tablets with texts in Linear B script, from Kasteli near Chania. Dated to 1300 B.C. |
Clay pyxis with a representation of a kithara player. It comes from a chamber tomb in the area of Koiliaris in Kalyves-Aptera and dates to 1300-1200 B.C. |
Ancient Cycladic style Vessel, Episkopi, Kissamos |