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Heraklion Archaeological Museum

The Heraklion Archaeological Museum is a museum located in on . 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 .
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  • Opening hours:
    April—October: 8:00 AM—8:00 PM
    November—March: 8:00 AM—3:00 PM
  • Email: amh@culture.gr
  • Type: Museum
  • Description: archaeological museum in Heraklion
  • Also known as: “Archaeological Museum Heraklion” and “Archaeological Museum of Heraklion”
  • Address: 0,1, Ξανθουδίδου Στεφ. 2, Ηράκλειο, 71202
  • Wheelchair access: yes

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Saint Titus Church and Basilica of Saint Mark.

Church
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The Cathedral of Saint Titus is a Greek Orthodox church in the city of , on the island of , . dedicated to Saint Titus. The current church was built in 1869 as a , called the Yeni Cami, after the previous building was destroyed by the earthquake of 1856. is situated 270 metres northwest of Heraklion Archaeological Museum.

Arts center
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The , also known as Hagios Markos, is a former Roman Catholic basilica, located in the center of the city of , , in . is situated 340 metres west of Heraklion Archaeological Museum.

Photo: Taxiarchos228, FAL.
is situated 300 metres west of Heraklion Archaeological Museum.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Heraklion and Nea Alikarnassos.

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or Iraklio is the major city and capital of , the largest of the Greek islands. Its archaeological museum holds the remains of the 4000-year-old Minoan civilization, which centred on the nearby palace of Knossos, with its Minotaur legend.

Town
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is a town and a former municipality in the , , . Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality , of which it is a municipal unit.

Village
Prassa is the archaeological site of an ancient Minoan settlement on . is situated 5 km southeast of Heraklion Archaeological Museum.

Heraklion Archaeological Museum

Latitude
35.33914° or 35° 20′ 21″ north
Longitude
25.13742° or 25° 8′ 15″ east
Elevation
27 metres (89 feet)
Open location code
8G7784QP+MX
Open­Street­Map ID
node 250686961
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­museum
Open­Street­Map attribute
wheelchair=­yes
Geo­Names ID
7669019
Wiki­data ID
Q636972
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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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