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The
Heraklion Archaeological Museum is one the great museums of
Greece and the best in the world regarding the
Minoan art as it contains the most notable and complete collection of artifacts of the
Minoan civilization of
Crete. The museum began in
1883 as a simple collection of antiquities. A dedicated building was constructed from
1904 to
1912 at the instigation of two Cretan archaeologists,
Iosif Hatzidakis and
Stefanos Xanthoudidis. From
1937, work began on the present earthquake-proof building, designed by the renowned Greek architect
Patroklos Karantinos. The museum was damaged during
World War II, but the collection survived intact and was again accessible to the public from
1952. A new wing was added in
1964.
Besides the Minoan collection, other periods of
Cretan history are covered, from the
Neolithic to the
Greco-Roman period.
The
Archaeological Museum at Heraklion is dedicated to Minoan art and artefacts, with a smaller section for post-Minoan art and artefacts. (The Museum is currently being renovated but a temporary exhibition is open in the main building.)
Collections
Room I
Covers findings from
6000 BCE to the pre-Palatial period, including:
Room VII
Covers findings from
1700 BCE to
1300 BCE from smaller villas and
sacred caves, including:
bronze double axes
the "Harvesters Vase"
steatite vases from Hagia Triada
gold jewelry from Malia
Room VIII - Zakros
Covers findings from 1700 BCE to 1450 BCE from the palace of Zakros, including:
rock crystal rhyton
bull's head rhyton
pottery with floral and marine motifs
Room IX
Covers findings from 1700 BCE to 1450 BCE in eastern Crete, including:
terracotta figurines from Pisokephalo peak sanctuary
seal stones
Room X - Mycenaean
Covers findings from 1400 BCE to 1100 BCE, including:
clay figurines
clay sculpture of dancers with a lyre player
Room XI - Dorian
Covers findings from 1100 BCE to 900 BCE during the arrival of the Dorian Greeks, including:
weapons and tools, mostly of iron
clay fertility figurines
votive offerings
Room XII
Covers findings up to 650 BCE, including:
pottery decorated with griffins
artefacts and figurines from Kato Syme
Room XIII - Larnakes
Minoan larnakes (clay coffins) are on display here.
Room XIV - Hall of the Frescoes
Frescoes from Knossos and Hagia Triada
The Hagia Triada sarcophagus
Room XV & Room XVI
More frescoes, including the famous "La Parisienne"
Room XX - Classical Greek, Greco-Roman
sculptures from Classical Greek and Greco-Roman periods
Visitor Information
Hours: April-September Monday 12-7pm Tuesday-Sunday 8am-7pm October-March daily 8am-5pm
Admittance: €6, free on Sundays November-May.
The Museum is currently CLOSED to the public as the building is being completely renovated but an exhibition of highlights from the collection is now open in a building behind the Museum.
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