Museum
Maritime Museum of Crete
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The nautical history of Greece is housed in this Nautical Museum of Crete in the Old Chania Harbor, which, among many nautical paraphernalia, exhibits detailed miniatures of war ships and other highly interesting displays.
The Nautical Museum of Crete is located at the entrance of the historical fortress "Firka". It was founded in 1973 in order to promote the nautical traditions and history of the island. The Museum cooperates and interacts with other Nautical Museums in Greece and abroad.
Built on the edge of the Old Venetian Harbor, at the entrance of the historic Firkas Fortress, the Maritime Museum invites visitors to a wonderful trip in time. All the long naval history of the area, gathered on land: Ship models, paintings, photographs, nautical instruments, maps, torpedoes and sea relics recovered from the seabed… More than 2.500 exhibits telling the rich maritime history of Crete in the most vivid way.
Built on the edge of the Old Venetian Harbor, at the entrance of the historic Firkas Fortress, the Maritime Museum invites visitors to a wonderful trip in time. All the long naval history of the area, gathered on land: Ship models, paintings, photographs, nautical instruments, maps, torpedoes and se…
An important development step for the Nautical Museum is the creation of a permanent exhibition of ancient and traditional shipbuilding. The main exhibit of the museum is the reconstructed Minoan ship “Minoa” an experimantal model, faithful copy of the original ancient commercial ship. Other exhibits are the tools and the materials that were used for its manufacture, some photographs and a map of its experimental travel.
An important development step for the Nautical Museum is the creation of a permanent exhibition of ancient and traditional shipbuilding. The main exhibit of the museum is the reconstructed Minoan ship “Minoa” an experimantal model, faithful copy of the original ancient commercial ship. Other exhibit…
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14-16 Defkalionos
Chania