The Historical Museum of Crete presents a comprehensive view of Cretan history from early Christian times to the present day. It was founded in 1953 by the Society of Cretan Historical Studies, which had been established two years earlier. The museum is housed in a two-storey neoclassical building, which was constructed in 1903 on the site of an earlier mansion belonging to the Kalokerinos family, and was later listed as a historical monument. The new museum extension to the west constituted an attempt to combine traditional and modern architecture.

The history from Early Byzantine times to the present day, is told according to chronological and thematic units that include exhibits representative of each period in combination with abundant visual material and multimedia.

For updated information, please, visit the Museum's website: https://www.historical-museum.gr/eng/