Sunday, May 26, 2019

Chania - Crete Museum

CHANIA's Archaeological Museum

It is located at 21 Halidon Street, within the St Franciscus Temple. The exhibition consists of a large and major unity. In the first half of the exhibition area, we saw the discovery of the post-New Stone Age and the Copper Age. In the second hall, until the end of the hall, the ancient times of the historical era were displayed. From the point of view of the entrance, the tour starts from left to right. In the showcase on the left there are vases and post- Neolithic ceramics [3.400-2.900], away from the post-Mino era [1200 BC], from the Plativolas cave to Kerainia, and the Mameloukou cave in the Kydonias garden. There are also vases, ceramics and small objects. These vases, ceramics and small objects are mainly excavated with Greek-Swedish excavations [about the mid-1960s, and still continue]. Of particular note are tablet files with linear A verses and clay discs and stamps.

One of the most important discoveries about the Minoan archaeology on its representative theme is the clay seal, which depicts the leader or god on top of a multi-story building complex, possibly a Minosan Palace [1.500-1400 BC] . Next is the vase display of the geometric age [1000-700 bc]. The decorative design of the vase is called geometric shape, mainly from the cemetery of the borough [Gavalomouri and Vouves Kissamou - Modi Kydonias].

Next is the east side of the museum, with statues and grave pillars of Hellenistic and Roman times, various parts of the municipality, mainly from Aslclepeion of Lissos, statues from Diktineo, Diana, portraits of Emperor Hadrian from Rome Kissamos .

In the same place, one can see mosaics from the city of Xenon [3rd century AD], representing Poseidon's liberation of Ami Mo, the daughter of King Adamos of Argos, from Sartre's hands, and on behalf of Dionysus Mosaic and Ariadne of Narisos. In the showcase on the north right side of the museum, there are excellent ancient idols from Axos in Rethymnon, as well as Hellenistic and Roman idols from various parts of the later classic red and black shaded vases. In the first century BC, from the Falasarna cemetery and the town of Hernia, as well as the mystics and Roman vases and idols from the Tarra cemetery. There are also glassware vases and lanterns from different eras of different parts of the hernia.

In the special show, coins from the Greek, Roman and Byzantine periods were exhibited. On the north side of our two-step down and exit towards the museum courtyard, there are showcases with seals and tablets, with linear A and B verses from the town of Xenon. Also in other showcases in the same area, there are necklaces from glass beads and stoneware, copper hairpins and needles, small copper objects such as copper arrows and bronze idols from animals in the temple, located in the Samaria Gorge. . Various jewels [silver, gold, copper] during the Roman period.

There are some jars in the northwestern side of the Minos period, because there are vases, some rituals, most of which come from the cemetery of Kidonia, which is located under today's helium city. Special attention should be paid to the compass, which represents a ritual feature of a guitarist and a double vase decorated with flowers and birds [AD 14001200]. In addition, there is a temporary exhibition showing the Minoan III A / B [1400 - 1200 BC] cemetery from the Armenians of Rethymnon, with very beautiful masterpieces.

In the courtyard of the museum, in a beautiful flower garden, there are various sculptures, a Venetian marble lion, and a marble fountain with a lion head and a port of Chania in the Venetian fountain square. There is also a beautiful Turkish fountain.

Naval museum

The site at Firkas is the Naval Museum in Chania. You can see the ship's nautical map, gravure and representation.

Folk museum

It is located at 46D Halidon Street in the Galleria of the Catholic Church. This is a private museum that will provide you with a vivid picture of the island's 18th, 19th and 20th centuries. You can see the high quality craftsmanship of laces, decorative covers and embroidery.

Crete's historical archives

It was founded in 1932 and is located at 20 Sfakianakis Street. You can see Cretan archives, manuscripts, prints, notices from 1822 to 1841, newspapers, archives of the revolutions from 1821 to 1832 and archives of the 1866 revolution. You can also see various private archives as well as those of the international occupation and the Turkish government in Crete.

The first official chemistry laboratory in Greece was established in Chania [Crete] about a hundred years ago. Vamvacas. The laboratory is well equipped to control olive oil, wine, beer, milk, butter, honey, flour and soap to maintain high quality Cretan products.

The modernization of damaged institutions after the Second World War allowed precious old instruments to be transferred to places very similar to ancient instruments. Today, the museum can be seen as a typical chemistry laboratory in the 1890s: furniture has been carefully renovated, scientists and experienced hands of glass and bronze, reagents and medicines are stored in appropriate cabinets, and the professional library has two hundred volumes. Can answer any questions. The pictures taken from the old manual explain how the analytical instrument is used.

The museum is located in the Chemical Control Authorized Building and can be visited on weekdays [9-1]. El Salvador. Venizelou Street phone. 42504.



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