Historical Museum of Crete

The Historical Museum of Crete is a museum in , . It was founded by the Society of Cretan Historical Studies in 1953 and was originally housed in the former home of Minos Kalokairinos.
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  • Museum
  • …lies at an elevation of 15 metres (49 feet)
  • …is partly wheelchair accessible
  • Opening hours: Monday–Saturday 9:00 AM–5:00 PM
  • Description: museum in Greece
  • Email: info@historical-museum.gr

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Dominican Monastery of Saint Peter and Heraklion Archaeological Museum.
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is a church, which is situated 100 metres northeast of Historical Museum of Crete.
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The is a museum located in on . is situated 660 metres southeast of Historical Museum of Crete.
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The Agios Minas Cathedral is a Greek Orthodox… is situated 470 metres south of Historical Museum of Crete.

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.
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is a town and a former municipality…
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is a western suburb of and a former… is situated 6 km west of Historical Museum of Crete.

Historical Museum of Crete

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Latitude
35.34184° or 35° 20′ 31″ north
Longitude
25.13094° or 25° 7′ 51″ east
Open location code
8G7784RJ+P9
Open­Street­Map ID
way 350392018
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­museum
Geo­Names ID
7669021
Wiki­data ID
Q4204518

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In Other Languages

From Armenian to Spanish—“Historical Museum of Crete” goes by many names.
  • Armenian: “Կրետեի պատմության թանգարան”
  • Catalan: “Museu històric de Creta”
  • Chinese: “克里特历史博物馆”
  • Chinese: “克里特岛历史博物馆”
  • Dutch: “Historisch Museum van Kreta”
  • Esperanto: “Historia Muzeo de Kreto”
  • Finnish: “Kreetan historiallinen museo”
  • French: “musée historique de Crète”
  • French: “Musée historique de Crète”
  • German: “Historisches Museum von Kreta”
  • Greek: “Ιστορικό Μουσείο Κρήτης”
  • Italian: “Museo storico di Creta”
  • Polish: “Kreteńskie Muzeum Historyczne”
  • Polish: “Muzeum Historyczne na Krecie”
  • Portuguese: “Museu Histórico de Creta”
  • Russian: “Исторический музей Крита”
  • Spanish: “Museo Histórico de Creta”

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