The Museum is situated in the old town, in a venetian old house of the early 17th century) . This beautifull venetian building was listed by the Ministry of Culture as a historic monument with conservation status. The historical and folk museum is a private institution founded in 1973 by G. Voyatzakis and Christophoros Stavroulakis and is aimed to research and present historical and folk materials as well as to stimulate interest in studying cretan traditions.
The collection of the museum represent more than 5000 items that trace rural life in Crete. Old traditional works, embroideries, costumes, metal work, weapons, coins, old pictures,…