Historical and Folklore Museum of Rethymno
Folklore museum in a 17th-century Venetian mansion in the old town of Rethymno, with textiles, embroidery, pottery and traditional craft tools.
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About the museum
The Historical and Folklore Museum of Rethymno is a non-profit private institution, founded in 1974 by Fali Vogiatzaki and Christoforos Stavroulakis, with the aim of researching and collecting historical and folklore material from Crete and especially from the prefecture of Rethymno. Its collections come from donations and purchases and include more than 5,000 objects.
The museum operates in a privately owned 17th-century Venetian building, donated by its president, which has been listed as a historic monument and is an example of an urban residence from the final phase of Venetian rule in Crete. The five rooms of the permanent exhibition present mainly objects of traditional craft and folk art: textiles, embroidery and lace, basketry and pottery, traditional tools for farming and bread-making, as well as the trades of the coppersmith, the saddler, the farrier and the knife-maker.
In a separate room there is an exhibition of urban folklore for Rethymno from 1898 to 1913, from the Cretan State to the Union with Greece. The museum also organises educational courses for school groups, exhibitions, lectures and publications.
Highlights
- Cretan textiles, embroidery and lace
- Embroidered skirts of the 17th and 18th centuries
- Basketry, pottery and traditional craft tools
- Exhibition on Rethymno from 1898 to 1913
- 17th-century Venetian building
Permanent exhibition
- Μόνιμη έκθεση λαϊκής τέχνης και παραδοσιακής χειροτεχνίας – Five rooms with textiles, embroidery, lace, basketry, pottery, farming tools and tools of traditional trades.
- Founded
- 1974
- Operated by
- Κοινωφελές ίδρυμα ιδιωτικού δικαίου
Admission & discounts
| Adults | €4 |
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| Reduced | €2 |
Accessibility
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Kids & families
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Getting there & parking
The museum is in the old town of Rethymno, on Manouil Vernardou Street.
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Plan your visit
| School programs | yes |
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| Good to know | The museum has a room for educational programmes, lectures and cultural events, and organises courses for school groups. |
