Heraklion Archaeological Museum
The Heraklion Archaeological Museum is a museum located in Heraklion on Crete. It is one of the largest museums in Greece, and the best in the world for Minoan art, as it contains by far the most important and complete collection of artefacts of the Minoan civilization of Crete.- Museum
- …lies at an elevation of 27 metres (89 feet)
- …is wheelchair accessible
- …dates from 1883
- Opening hours:
April–October: 8:00 AM–8:00 PM
November–March: 8:00 AM–3:00 PM - Description: archaeological museum in Heraklion
- Address: 0,1, Ξανθουδίδου Στεφ. 2, Ηράκλειο, 71202
- Email: amh@culture.gr
- Also known as“Archaeological Museum Heraklion”“Archaeological Museum of Heraklion”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Saint Titus Church and Basilica of Saint Mark.
Saint Titus Church
Church
The Cathedral of Saint Titus is a Greek Orthodox… Saint Titus Church is situated 270 metres northwest of Heraklion Archaeological Museum.
Basilica of Saint Mark
Arts center
The Basilica of Saint Mark, also known as Hagios… Basilica of Saint Mark is situated 340 metres west of Heraklion Archaeological Museum.
Venetian Loggia
Venetian Loggia is situated 300 metres west of Heraklion Archaeological Museum.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Heraklion and Nea Alikarnassos.
Nea Alikarnassos
Town
Nea Alikarnassos is a town and a former municipality…
Heraklion Archaeological Museum
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Latitude
35.33914° or 35° 20′ 21″ north
Longitude
25.13742° or 25° 8′ 15″ east
Open location code
8G7784QP+MX
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In Other Languages
From Armenian to Ukrainian—“Heraklion Archaeological Museum” goes by many names.
- Armenian: “Հերակլիոնի հնագիտական թանգարան”
- Belarusian: “Археалагічны музей Іракліёна”
- Bulgarian: “Археологически музей в Ираклио”
- Catalan: “Museu arqueològic d’Heràclion”
- Catalan: “Museu arqueològic d’Heràkleion”
- Catalan: “Museu Arqueològic d’Iràklio”
- Catalan: “Museu Arqueològic de Càndia”
- Catalan: “Museu arqueològic de Creta”
- Chinese: “伊拉克利翁考古学博物馆”
- Chinese: “考古博物馆”
- Dutch: “Archeologisch Museum Heraklion”
- Dutch: “Archeologisch Museum Iraklion”
- Egyptian Arabic: “متحف هيراكليون الاثرى”
- Finnish: “Iraklionin arkeologinen museo”
- French: “Musee archeologique d’Heraklion”
- French: “musée archéologique d’Héraklion”
- French: “Musée archéologique d’héraklion”
- French: “Musée archéologique d’Héraklion”
- French: “Musée Archéologique D’Héraklion”
- French: “Musée Archéologique”
- Georgian: “ჰერაკლიონის არქეოლოგიური მუზეუმი”
- German: “Archäologisches Museum Heraklion”
- German: “Archäologisches Museum Iraklio”
- German: “Archäologisches Museum Iraklion”
- German: “Archäologisches Museum Iráklion”
- German: “Archäologisches Museum”
- Greek: “Αρχαιολογικό Μουσείο Ηρακλείου”
- Greek: “Αρχαιολογικό Μουσείο”
- Hebrew: “המוזיאון הארכאולוגי של הרקליון”
- Italian: “Museo archeologico di Candia”
- Italian: “Museo archeologico di Iraklio”
- Japanese: “イラクリオン国立考古学博物館”
- Japanese: “イラクリオン考古学博物館”
- Japanese: “イラクリオ考古学博物館”
- Japanese: “ヘラクレイオン考古学博物館”
- Latin: “Museum archaeologicum (Heracleum)”
- Latin: “Museum archaeologicum”
- Polish: “Muzeum Archeologiczne w Heraklionie”
- Polish: “Muzeum archeologiczne w Iraklionie”
- Polish: “Muzeum Archeologiczne w Iraklionie”
- Polish: “Muzeum Archeologiczne”
- Portuguese: “Museu Arqueológico de Heraclião”
- Portuguese: “Museu Arqueológico de Heraklion”
- Russian: “Археологический музей Ираклиона”
- Russian: “Археологический музей”
- Russian: “Ираклионский археологический музей”
- Serbian: “Arheološki muzej u Iraklionu”
- Serbian: “Археолошки музеј (Ираклион)”
- Serbian: “Археолошки музеј Ираклион”
- Serbian: “Археолошки музеј у Ираклиону”
- Serbian: “Ираклионски археолошки музеј”
- Slovenian: “Arheološki muzej Iraklion”
- Spanish: “Museo Arqueologico de Heraclion”
- Spanish: “Museo Arqueológico de Heraclión”
- Spanish: “Museo arqueologico de Heraklion”
- Spanish: “Museo arqueológico de Heraklion”
- Ukrainian: “Археологічний музей Іракліону”
- Ukrainian: “Іракліонський археологічний музей”
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