Explore The Natural Environment Of Crete - Natural History Museum Heraklion

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Explore the natural environment of Crete and the Eastern Mediterranean … in the Natural History Museum of Crete (NHMC) – University of Crete

  • Self-Guided
  • 1-4 Hours
  • Wildlife & Nature


The Natural History Museum of Crete (NHMC) - located in proximity to the Venetian port of Heraklion - offers a unique experience to its visitors, highlighting with an impressive and innovative way the natural environment of the eastern Mediterranean, emphasising on Greece and Crete.

The Natural History Museum of Crete is housed in the renovated former premises of the Heraklion Public Power Corporation, on Dermatas’ Bay.

With an area of 3,500 m2, it is the largest exhibition of its kind in the Mediterranean, showcasing the natural environment of Crete and the wider Mediterranean area in an innovative, original way.

Visitors have the opportunity to explore Cretan ecosystems alongside their equivalents in mainland Greece and elsewhere in the Mediterranean via dioramas, i.e. full-scale models of natural landscapes.

Other areas are dedicated to exhibits such as the Giant Deinotherium, the largest prehistoric animal ever to live on Crete, the Living Museum, a display of typical animals of Crete and the Mediterranean, the Enceladus, an earthquake simulator where one can experience several earthquakes known to have occurred in different areas in the past, as well as the Erevnotopos Discovery Centre, an area specially designed for our younger visitors, where they can dig for fossils and explore Cretan nature hands-on.

In 2016 it holds three temporary exhibitions; "Dinosaurs extreme", with real-size reconstructions of dinosaurs with extreme characteristics, e.g. the largest, the smallest, the oldest, the fastest and of course the famous T-rex.

The second exhibition, "Light Mysteries", is an exhibition which includes aspects of holography and optics, through experiments and illusions. There is also the display “Crete, a continent in an island“, featuring numerous exhibits and micro-dioramas on the biodiversity and geodiversity of Crete. Qualified personnel can inform you about the exhibits or you can aso have a guided tour.

Contact Details 

Natural history Museum of Crete – University of Crete
Leoforos Sofokli Venizelou
71202, Heraklion, Crete
Τel: (+30) 2810 282740 & 2810 393630
e-mail: [email protected]
Website : www.nhmc.uoc.gr

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