ANNOUNCEMENT
Opening hours of the Archaeological Museum of Heraklion during the Easter holidays

We would like to inform you that the opening hours of the Archaeological Museum of Heraklion during the Easter holidays are as follows:
Good Friday: 12:00 – 17:00
Good Saturday: 09:30 – 16:30
Easter Sunday: closed
Easter Monday: 09:30 – 16:30

The Archaeological Museum of Heraklion and the Ephorate of Antiquities of Heraklionare pleased to announce the organization of the temporary exhibition entitled “EKATOMPOLIS”. The exhibition will take place in the Museum’s Periodic Exhibition Hall from December 2024 to August 2025.

Αύριο Πέμπτη 25 Ιουλίου 2024 το Αρχαιολογικό Μουσείο Ηρακλείου θα παραμείνει κλειστό από τις 8:00 έως τις 12:00 λόγω στάσης εργασίας του φυλακτικού προσωπικού. The Archaeological Museum of Heraklion will remain closed on Thursday 25th July 2024, from 8:00 to 12:00, due to strike of the security guard personnel.

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.

We would like to inform you that the opening hours of the Archaeological Museum of Heraklion on Sunday 21/5/2023, the day of the national elections, will not change. The Museum will be open from 08:00 to 20:00.

Wishes for Happy Easter and Happy Resurrection from the staff of the Archaeological Museum of Heraklion.