Activity 1.Descriptive drawings of ships, inspired by renderings on ancient works of prehistoric Crete, were presented by students of the 5th Vocational Lyceum of Heraklion, with their teachers Yiota Kouvela, Eleni Liarou and Kostas Bras, as part of “The Miracle of Life” cycle of events. The students approached the symbol of the ship from an […]
The digital educational programmes implemented by the Heraklion Archaeological Museum in cooperation with the Multimedia, Networks and Communication Laboratory of the Technological Educational Institute of Crete, in the framework of the ERDF Operational Programme “Education and Lifelong Learning” (“Experiential Cultural Environments” action), were presented to the educational community at a one-day seminar on 23 April […]
CHRISTMAS 2016 – HERAKLION ARCHAEOLOGICAL MUSEUMProgramme of Events: “The Miracle of Life”The Heraklion Archaeological Museum invites you to join the events taking place at the Museum over the festive period marking the birth of Christ and the coming of the New Year. This year’s events are themed around “The Miracle of Life”. The material testimonies […]
ENVIRONMENT AND CULTURE 2016 “Blazing fire source of arts – sparking stories about fire”Heraklion Archaeological Museum is participating in the Panhellenic Environment and Culture 2016 campaign, this year dedicated to fire and its various stories under the title: “Blazing Fire Source of Arts – Sparkling Stories about Fire”, with the following events:Thursday 20 and Friday […]
UNSΕEN MUSEUM.From a scattered piece of an archaeological puzzle to a readable image.In the framework of the activity “The Unseen Museum” an artifactfrom the non-displayed material of the Heraklion Archaeological Museum is presented to the public for the first timeBullhead of white pentelic marble (1-2nd c. AD)Copyright (C) ΑΡΧΑΙΟΛΟΓΙΚΟ ΜΟΥΣΕΙΟ ΗΡΑΚΛΕΙΟΥ | HERAKLION ARCHAEOLOGICAL MUSEUM […]
PRESS RELEASE The summer cycle of musical performances under the general title “SOUNDS OF THE MUSES: Musical journeys through the material testimonies of the past”, with hour-long performances of works and improvisations in front of selected exhibits of the Heraklion Archaeological Museum, is coming to a close. In the fourth and final musical tour, the […]
PRESS RELEASE Continuing the cycle of musical performances “SOUNDS OF THE MUSES: Musical journeys through the material testimonies of the past”, with hour-long performances of works and improvisations “commenting on” selected exhibits of the Heraklion Archaeological Museum. In the third musical tour, violinist Anastasia Papanastasiou and flautist Lia Babaletaki visit the “world” of the Minoan […]
Continuing the series of musical performances “SOUNDS OF THE MUSES: Musical journeys through the material testimonies of the past”, in the exhibition rooms of the Heraklion Archaeological Museum, with the aim of highlighting the collections to the accompaniment of music. The cycle, under the general title of “SOUNDS OF THE MUSES: Musical journeys through the […]
The Heraklion Archaeological Museum is inaugurating a cycle of musical performances in the exhibition rooms of the Museum in order to highlight the collections to the accompaniment of music. The cycle, under the general title of “SOUNDS OF THE MUSES: Musical journeys through the material testimonies of the past”, includes hour-long performances of works and […]
“SOUNDS OF THE MUSES: Musical journeys through the material testimonies of the past” The Heraklion Archaeological Museum presents a new cycle of musical performances in the exhibition rooms of the Museum, in order to highlight exhibits and displays to the accompaniment of music. The cycle, under the general title of “SOUNDS OF THE MUSES: Musical […]