Herakleion Archeological Museum Kretikón Mouseion

The lower floor of the Herakleion Archeological Museum includes numerous interesting finds:

Department A, Room I: Neolithic (5000-2600 B.C.) and Early Minoan (2600-2000 B.C.): stone vessels from the island of Mókhlos (northeast of Crete) and seals.

Department B, Rooms II and III: Middle Minoan (the Proto-Palatial period, 2000-1700 B.C.): vases in Kamáres style (named after the village of Kamáres) from Knossos, Mália and Phaistós.

Department C, Rooms IV, V, VII and VIII: Middle Minoan (Neo-Palatial period, 1700-1450 B.C.): cult vessels, inscribed tablets, statuettes, ivory game board, jewelry.

Department D, Room VI: jewelry and other valuable grave goods of the Late Minoan period (Post-Palatial, 1400-1250 B.C.).

Department E, Room IX: Middle Minoan material from eastern Crete.

Department G, Room X: Late Minoan/Helladic style (1400-1100 B.C.).

Department H, Rooms XI and XII: Late Minoan/Geometric period (Dorian; 1100-650 B.C.) and later developments.

Department I, Room XIII: Minoan sarcophagi from Ayía Triáda, Tyàlisos, Gourniá and other sites.

Department M, Room XIX: Hellenistic period (seventh-sixth century B.C.).

Department N, Room XX: Sculpture of the Hellenistic and Roman periods (fifth century B.C. - A.D. fourth century).

The upper floor of the Herakleion Archeological Museum includes numerous interesting finds:

Department J, Rooms XIV (hall)-XVI: Frescoes and reliefs from Minoan palaces; a magnificent stone sarcophagus from Ayía Triáda.

Department A, Room XVII: Giamalakis Collection of Dorian sculpture (700-500 B.C.). Department L, Room XVIII: Objects of the Hellenistic and Roman periods (700 B.C.-A.D. 400).