2023
New Exhibits – Donation to the Maritime Museum of Crete
New Exhibits – Donation to the Maritime Museum of Crete

We were very happy to receive an exceptional Donation in the last few days at our Museum. Our dear friend President of the Cretan Federation of Australia and New Zealand Mr. Antonis Tsourdalakis has sent us from Australia four collectible empty cookie boxes produced by the ANZAC team and two excellent…Read More

Visit of captain and crew of Frigate “Nikiforos Fokas”
Visit of captain and crew of Frigate “Nikiforos Fokas”

We had welcomed with great honor to the Maritime Museum of Crete on Tuesday, January 24, 2023 the captain and members of the crew of Frigate “Nikiforos Fokas”. An extensive guided tour of the premises of our Museum was carried out and at the end of the guided tour the exchange…Read More

2022
109th Anniversary of the Union of Crete with Greece
109th Anniversary of the Union of Crete with Greece

  From the participation of our Museum in the Celebrations for the 109 years of the Union of Crete with mother Greece! After the end of the Doxology in the Metropolis of Chania and the raising of the Greek Flag at the “Firka” Fortress, a visit-guided tour of the premises…Read More

Visit of EUNAVFOR MED IRINI and Frigate “Aegeon” military staff to the Maritime Museum of Crete
Visit of EUNAVFOR MED IRINI and Frigate “Aegeon” military staff to the Maritime Museum of Crete

The Maritime Museum of Crete welcomed on Thursday, November 24, 2022 the European Union Naval Force Mediterranean Operation IRINI (EUNAVFOR MED IRINI) military staff and the military staff of the Frigate “Aegeon”. They were welcomed and an extensive guided tour of the Museum premises took place. At the end of…Read More

Concert with the Music of the Hellenic Navy in Concert with the Music of the Hellenic Navy in Chania
Concert with the Music of the Hellenic Navy in Concert with the Music of the Hellenic Navy in Chania

Once again the excellent Music of the Hellenic Navy in Chania! With the title “The city of Chania celebrates” both the patron saint of our city, Holy Mary, and Armed Forces Day (21 November), on Saturday 19 November 2022 at 19:00 at the “Mikis Theodorakis” Theatre, an excellent concert was…Read More

Visit of NATO military staff to the Maritime Museum of Crete
Visit of NATO military staff to the Maritime Museum of Crete

The Maritime Museum of Crete welcomed on Saturday, on October 22, 2022 the Spanish Vice Admiral Commander of the Combined Air Operations Center of NATO in Madrid (CAOC Torrejon) Lt. General Fernando De La Cruz Caravaca accompanied by the Deputy Commander of the Center Air Commodore Evangelos Tzikas with their wives…Read More

The Maritime Museum of Crete at the 2nd International Ship Modeling Days – Exhibition
The Maritime Museum of Crete at the 2nd International Ship Modeling Days – Exhibition

The 2nd International Ship Modeling Days, that took place on September 16-18, 2022 at the Hamburg International Maritime Museum with great success, in which the Maritime Museum of Crete participated, being the only Maritime Museum from Greece. On Friday, September 16, at 11:00 am, the opening of the exhibition took…Read More

2021
108th Anniversary of the Union of Crete with Greece
108th Anniversary of the Union of Crete with Greece

From the participation of our Museum in the Celebrations for the 108 years of the Union of Crete with mother Greece!

Signing of a Memorandum of Cooperation between the Maritime Museum of Crete and the Hellenic Ιnstitute of Maritime History (H.Ι.M.Η)
Signing of a Memorandum of Cooperation between the Maritime Museum of Crete and the Hellenic Ιnstitute of Maritime History (H.Ι.M.Η)

On Monday, November 15, 2021, a Memorandum of Cooperation was signed between the Maritime Museum of Crete and the Hellenic Ιnstitute of Maritime History (H.Ι.M.Η). in Piraeus, at the exceptional premises of the Aikaterini Laskaridis Foundation. The memorandum was signed by the Chairman of H.Ι.M.Η Mr. Konstantinos Mazarakis – Ainian…Read More

Ending of the Exhibition “ΕΠΑΝΑCΥΣΤΑΣΗ 21: Chania”

With great joy and emotion on Friday, June 15, the parody exhibition entitled “ΕΠΑΝΑCΥΣΤΑΣΗ 21: Chania” was completed, which we had the honor to host by the National History Museum for the period June-October 2021. The exhibition presented authentic relics of the Struggle from the rich Collections of EIM as…Read More