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CRETE WORTH SEEING MUSEUM OF CRETAN ETHNOLOGY

MUSEUM OF CRETAN ETHNOLOGY
The Museum of Cretan Ethnology is situated 2 km from the Minoan palace of Phaestos, in the traditional settlement of Voroi. The exhibition was inaugurated in 1988 and was awarded a prize in 1992 by the Council of Europe. The exhibition, which is based on the museological model of G. H. Riviere, includes objects pertaining to the traditional everyday life in Crete. It is divided into 7 sections under the following headings: Food, Architecture, Weaving, Production, Transport, Customs and Traditions, Social Organization. In the Museum a Research Centre of the Cretan ecosystem is in operation, studying the traditional human activities from the Middle Ages to our day, through the historical and social developments of Crete, the political history of the general area and the geophysical enviroment of the island. To date, 14 volumes have been published on subjects referring to the island's architecture, traditional crafts, economy etc.

Address Voroi Pyrgiotissis, 702 00 Herakleion, Crete
Telephone +32-8920-91392
Fax: +32-8920-91394
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MUSEUM OF CRETAN ETHNOLOGY PHOTOS

INTERIOR VIEW OF THE MUSEUM - Museum of Cretan Ethnology
 
The Museum of Cretan Ethnology is situated 2 km from the Minoan palace of Phaestos, in the traditional settlement of Voroi. 

INTERIOR VIEW OF THE MUSEUM - Museum of Cretan Ethnology
 
The Museum of Cretan Ethnology is situated 2 km from the Minoan palace of Phaestos, in the traditional settlement of Voroi.

INTERIOR VIEW OF THE MUSEUM - Museum of Cretan Ethnology
 
The Museum of Cretan Ethnology is situated 2 km from the Minoan palace of Phaestos, in the traditional settlement of Voroi