Archeological Museum

The gathering of the historical center shows started in 1888, on the activity of the Greek Educational Association of Rethymnon. Until 1990, the historical center was suited in the Loggia. In 1991, it was moved into a pentagonal building that can be found before the Fortezza primary entryway. The shows start from different areas in the Prefecture of Rethymnon and cover the ancient time frame, and in addition the noteworthy time.

The Neolithic 3500-2900 BC and the Early Minoan 2800-2100 BC finds dicovered in the Melidoni surrender mostly comprise of earthenware and figure. Finds discovered in the Minoan manors at Apodoulou and Monastiraki, and additionally in the pinnacle asylum at Vrisinascan be found in the segment of the historical center that is devoted to the Middle Minoan period 2100-1600 BC. The ious seals and a sand model of a sacred place of which just the best part is safeguarded, are exceptionally intriguing.

Guests additionally have the chance to see displays from the Late Minoan time frame 1600-1100 BC, the Geometrical time 1000-700 BC, the Archaic years 700-500 BC and the Classical time frame 500-300BC. The shows from the Hellenistic period and the Roman years are additionally worth seeing, particularly a marble statue of Aphrodite, which is a Roman duplicate of the popular Hellenistic statue known as Aphrodite of Milos. The historical center additionally gladly shows an expansive gathering of coins from different periods, which is very noteworthy.