On Thursday, July 10, 2025, at 9:00 p.m., a music concert titled “Like Cinema… Mikis, Manos, and Mimis in Cinema” will be co-organized by the Region of Crete – Chania Regional Unit and the Municipality of Chania, with the support of the Ephorate of Antiquities of Chania and the Naval Museum of Crete. The concert
The Maritime Museum of Crete had the great pleasure and honour to participate in the events of Greek Maritime Week, 2025, a historic institution revived 17 years after the last Greek Maritime Week held in 2008. On Friday, 4 July 2025 at 10:30 a.m., a guided tour took place of the philatelic exhibitions titled “Lighthouses of
It is with great pleasure that the Maritime Museum of Crete participates in the celebrations for Greek Maritime Week 2025 with the following events: Guided tour of the Philatelic Exhibition themed “Navigation”, held in the main hall of the Maritime Museum of Crete, on Monday, 30 June 2025 at 10:30 a.m. Guided tour of the
84 years have passed since the heroic Battle of Crete in 1941 — a battle that remains a symbol of resistance, courage, self-sacrifice, heroism, and determination in defense of the ideals of freedom and democracy. As part of the anniversary commemorations, a visit and guided tour took place at the Nautical Museum of Crete, where
With great honor and emotion, members of the Board of Directors of the Maritime Museum of Crete attended and participated in the official commemorative events held in Austria, marking the 80th anniversary of the liberation of the Mauthausen concentration camp. Mauthausen was one of the most brutal and inhumane concentration camps of the Nazi regime.
On Tuesday, May 13, 2025, the students of the 43rd Training Series of the Interdisciplinary School for National Defense (SDIEPN) of the Hellenic Naval War College (HNWC), led by the Commander of the School, Captain Georgios Trikollos, and accompanied by staff officers Captain Spyridon Giannopoulos and Lieutenant Commander Aristomenis Tsoukalas, carried out an educational visit
Holy Friday, 18 April, 2025: 11:00 – 16:00. Holy Saturday, 19 April, 2025: 09:00 – 14:00. Easter Monday, 21 April, 2025: Closed
On Friday, April 4th, 2025, we had the pleasure of welcoming the Commander and officer-trainees of the National Security School of the Hellenic Police to the premises of the Maritime Museum of Crete. Following the warm reception, an extensive guided tour of the museum took place. The visit concluded with the customary ceremonial exchange of
On Saturday, March 8, 2025, we had the pleasure of welcoming to the premises of the Maritime Museum of Crete a delegation of Greek and foreign officers  participating in the exercise “ARIADNE 25.” Among others, the delegation included the Commander of the Mine Warfare Command. Following their reception at the entrance of our Museum, an
On Wednesday, February 5, 2025, the inauguration of the philatelic exhibition titled “Navigation” took place at the historic post office building in Ljubljana. The exhibition is a co-organization of the Maritime Museum of Crete, the Philatelic Association of Slovenia (Filatelistična Zveza Slovenije), Pošta Slovenije (Slovenian Post), and the Hellenic Foundation for Culture – Italy, Trieste