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Rethymno Museums: Information about the museums of Rethymno Greece, Crete

 

  

 
The Archaeological Museum

This museum is located in the town of Rethymno and exhibits various items and relics found all around the prefecture of Rethymno, dating from the
Lotzia Archaeological Museum
The Historical and Folklore Museum of Rethymno
 
This museum can be found in the beautiful town of Rethymno and exhibits a rich collection of examples of the local weaving art and techniques, traditional embroidered national and regional costumes, lace, basket-weaving, ceramic art, paintings and various other items of folk art.
This museum is open everyday except Sunday.

Telephone: 28310 23667.
The Centre of Contemporary Art

In this gallery, visitors will be able to admire a rich collection of works from local artist Kanakakis, and a collection of representative pieces of arts of the modern Greek painting. Various exhibitions of modern art are regularly organised in the gallery.

This Museum is open everyday except Monday.
 

Neolithic period to the Roman years.

All the finds are organised in chronological order. Among them one can admire jewellery, tools, figurines and spearheads from the Neolithic period which have been found in the Gerani.

Fine ceramics from the Late Minoan period are also displayed as well as a small Egyptian collection, Hellenistic and Roman statues and an important collection of coins of various periods and regions.

The museum is opened every day except Monday.
Telephone: 28310 29975.		  
The Marine Museum
 
This pleasant museum stands in the town of Rethymno and has on display numerous shells and some vertebrates, sponges and fishes.

This Museum is open everyday except Sunday and Monday.

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The Folk Art Collection of the Lyceum Club of Greek Women

 This small museum is in Rethymno Town and exhibits a beautiful collection of local costumes and jewellery as well as
 numerous embroideries, hand-woven items, woodwork and potteries.

Telephone: 28310 29572   		 

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Lotzia Archaeological Museum
 
Lotzia Archaeological Museum
 
Lotzia Archaeological Museum
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