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OPENING HOURS

Period Days Hours Price

November 2025

(01/11/2025 – 31/11/2025)

Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday
08.00-18.00
12

November 2025

(01/11/2025 – 31/11/2025

Wednesday
13:00-18:00
12
Winter Season Opening Hours
(01/12/2025 - 31/03/2026)
Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday
08:30-15:30

12 € (until 31.12.2025)

Winter Season Opening Hours
(01/12/2025 - 31/03/2026)
Wednesday
10:00-17:00

12 € (until 31.12.2025)

Summer season Opening Hours
(01/04/2026 – 31/10/2026)
Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday
08:00-20:00
Summer season Opening Hours
(01/04/2026 – 31/10/2026)
Wednesday
13:00-20:00
  1. Visitors will be allowed to enter up to twenty (20) minutes before closing time.
  2. The Archaeological Museum of Heraklion will remain closed on December 25th and 26th, January 1st and March 25th, official State holidays.
  3. On other public holidays for the staff of Public Services and Public Legal Entities (Law 1157/1981, Government Gazette 126/A/12-5-1981 no. 11 par. 1), namely on Epiphany Day and Ash Monday, the Museum will operate from 08.30 a.m. – 15.30 p.m.
  4. Any individual arrangement for the operation of the Archaeological Museum of Heraklion, by way of derogation and beyond the specified opening hours, will be announced on its website.
Date Event

6th March

Memory of Melina Mercouri

18th April

International Monuments Day

18th May

International Museums Day

Last Weekend of September

European Heritage Days

28th Oct.

OXI Day

Free the first Sunday of every Month
from November 1st to March 31st

Persons with disabilities and one escort (the latter if the disability is 80% or over) are entitled to free admission,
on presentation of an ID card or passport and a Unified Social Security Fund (EFKA) certificate of disability
(issued by the Disability Certification Centre – KEPA) for Greek citizens, or an equivalent certificate from the
relevant body for non-Greek citizens.

Public areas of the Museum are wheelchair accessible. The main entrance of the Museum (Xanthoudidou 2) have a
special ramp for wheelchairs and strollers. In the Museum, there is elevator and toilets for individuals with disabilities.
Also, a wheelchair is available for use free of charge, at the entrance of the Museum, on provision of identification.

The cloakroom is located on the ground floor of the Museum, where all backpacks and packages must be deposited. The Museum holds no responsibility for valuables or fragile items deposited in the cloakroom.

Amateur photography is permitted in the Museum exhibition areas, except for displays containing unpublished objects, which have a “no photographs” sign. Use of flash photography and professional equipment is not allowed. Photographs may not be published in print or digital format without the permission of the Museum.

Professional photography and cinematography with professional equipment in the Heraklion Archaeological Museum is permitted on application to the Museum. Applications may also be made requesting photographic material from the Museum Archive. For application forms in .doc and .pdf format, please click here: application forms

Use of mobile phones (cell phones) is forbidden in the Museum exhibition areas.

HOLIDAYS

1 January – New Year’s Day: closed

6 January – Epiphany: 08:30 – 15:30

Shrove Monday: 08:30 – 15:30

25 March – National Holiday: closed

Good Friday: 12:00 – 17:00

Holy Saturday: 09:30 – 16:30

1 May: closed

 

Easter Sunday: closed

Easter Monday: 08:00 – 20:00

Holy Spirit Day: 08:00 – 20:00

15 August  – Assumption of Virgin Mary: 08:00 – 20:00

28 October OXI Day: 08:00 – 20:00

25 December – Christmas: closed

26 December – Day after Christmas: closed

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