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 the tour, the exchange of ceremonial gifts
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 held, a melodious journey with
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 and by Assistant Chief Alejandro
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 place with a massive attendance
The President, the Board of Directors and the Staff of the Maritime Museum of Crete wish you all to have Happy Easter and warm wishes for the year ahead!
From the participation of our Museum in the Celebrations for the 108 years of the Union of Crete with mother Greece!
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 and the Chairman of the Maritime Mouseum of Crete Mr.
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 well as documents from the
With a modest but extremely symbolic ceremony at the Firkas Fortress in the Venetian Port of Chania, the first phase of the twinning of the Municipality of Chania with the Municipality of Tarpon Springs, Florida, USA was completed on the afternoon of Monday, September 20, 2021. With the lighthouse and The Port of Chania, at
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 with the Cretans of Australia