2021
Article in the New York Magazine “Εθνικός Κήρυκας”, July 31-August 1, 2021

In recent years, the Maritime Museum of Crete has made every effort to preserve and promote the Maritime Tradition and History of our country through its exhibits and collections. On the weekend of July 31 and August 1, the “Εθνικός Κήρυκας” magazine of New York published an article for the…Read More

The Maritime Museum of Crete at CRETAN TIMES, Magazine of the Cretan Federation of Australia and New Zealand, July 4, 2021
The Maritime Museum of Crete at CRETAN TIMES, Magazine of the Cretan Federation of Australia and New Zealand, July 4, 2021

On July 4, 2021 we had the special honor and pleasure to include a text for the Maritime Museum of Crete in CRETAN TIMES, Magazine of the Cretan Federation of Australia and New Zealand. The text is a first acquaintance with the premises of the Museum and our cultural activity…Read More

Exhibition “ΕΠΑΝΑCYΣΤΑΣΗ 21: Chania”, 05 June, 2021 – 15 October, 2021
Exhibition “ΕΠΑΝΑCYΣΤΑΣΗ 21: Chania”, 05 June, 2021 – 15 October, 2021

In the context of the excellent relations and cooperation of the Maritime Museum of Crete with the National Historical Museum of Greece, we are in the pleasant position to welcome the temporary exhibition “ΕΠΑΝΑCYΣΤΑΣΗ 21: Chania” at the Shipyard of MORO. The Maritime Museum of Crete is one of the…Read More

International Museums Days, Tuesday 18 May, 2021
International Museums Days, Tuesday 18 May, 2021

As part of the celebration of World Museum Day, on Tuesday, May 18, 2021, our Museum participated, as every year, with Free Admission. There was also a walk – guided tour from Neorio Moro (Permanent Exhibition of Ancient and Traditional Shipbuilding) to the Lighthouse of Chania, in a conference organized…Read More

80 Years since the Battle of Crete
80 Years since the Battle of Crete

The Maritime Musuem participated in the Events of the 80th Anniversary of the Battle of Crete. We welcomed and guided the Ambassadors of the Allied States to our rooms. As part of the anniversary events for the completion of 80 Years since the Battle of Crete, commemorative medals are available for…Read More

2020
Concert with the Music of the Navy
Concert with the Music of the Navy

Once again, we were pleased to welcome the award-winning Music of the Navy, made available by the Chief of the Navy’s General Staff, for a special music meeting on Sunday August 11, 2019. After its distinction at the European Tattoo Festival in Basel, Switzerland, Navy Music was be with us…Read More

New book, “Chania – Maritime Museum of Crete”
New book, “Chania – Maritime Museum of Crete”

A new pocket book was released by our Museum before COVID-19. Contains excellent photos along with documented texts in Greek and English, for Chania and its Region and for the Maritime Museum of Crete. The book promotes our History and Culture in the best way. Available exclusively from our Museum…Read More

Visit of students from IEK Delta 360
Visit of students from IEK Delta 360

On Wednesday 15 January 2020 we had the pleasure of welcoming the students of IEK Delta 360 in the field of tourism. Students had the opportunity to see the permanent exhibition of the museum, which includes 2,500 exhibits such as relics, artifacts recovered from the seabed, paintings, maps, photographs, ship…Read More

Wishes from Maritime Museum of Crete
Wishes from Maritime Museum of Crete

The President, the Board of Directors and the staff of the Maritime Museum of Crete wish you all a Merry Christmas and a Happy and Creative 2020!

2019
Anniversary Event for the Union of Crete, Sunday 01 December 2019

In celebration of the 106th anniversary of the Union of Crete with the rest of Greece, anniversary events were held. In the early hours of Sunday, December 01, 2019, at the end of the doxology at the Holy Metropolitan Church of Chania, the President of the Hellenic Republic held the…Read More