Historical Museum of Crete

The Historical Museum of Crete was founded in 1953 and is housed in a neoclassical building of particular architectural value. The permanent collections of the Museum highlight the art and history of Crete, from the 3rd century BC. A.D. up to World War II. The collections are thematically and chronologically structured and combined with rich supervisory material and multimedia. Top exhibits of the Museum include El Greco's paintings "The Baptism of Christ" (1569) and "View of Mount Sinai" (1570). A special exhibit is the model of the city of Handakas (Heraklion) of the mid 17th century, and of particular interest is the Nikos Kazantzakis Collection. The Museum features an audio tour, a Café and a Shop.