On Tuesday, April 23, 2024, the Archaeological Museum of Heraklion participated in the Operational Earthquake Field Exercise “MINOAS”.
The exercise took place in the Region of Crete and was organized by the Ministry of Climate Crisis and Civil Protection and the Organization for Earthquake Planning and Protection (OASP). During the exercise, after the alarm message sounded from 112, the Museum and Administration building, which houses employees of A.M.H. and Heraklion Ephorate of Antiquities, was evacuated.