Lychnostatis

A real insight into Crete

The Cretan open- air Museum “LYCHNOSTATIS” is located at Hersonissos, by the sea- side. It consists of three main col-
lections:
Nature & Flora Collection, with gardens of fruit- trees, aromatic herbs, cactus, shrubs and plants, stones and minerals of Crete.
Ethnographic Collection, with presentation of Cretan traditional life (a stone- made farmhouse, a middle-class house, a chapel, an olive oil press, a windmill, a shepherd’s shelter, a threshing floor, a wine vat, a raki distillery, workshops of ceramics, weaving and plant dyeing, an old school, a bee’s & wax house).
Art collection with works of folk artists exhibited in the Folk Artist’s Gallery, the Open-Air Theatre and the Exhibitions’ Room.
The Traditional Products Department of the Museum produces various local products (extra virgin olive oil, organic honey, “raki”, herb-teas, fig pies, rose & carob-desserts,
ceramics e.t.c) available in the Museum’s shop.
The Museum organizes a range of educational programs and its Audiovisual Department produces films, CD- ROM’s, DVD’s presented daily in the Multimedia & Conference room.
The Museum was candidate for the European Museum of the Year Award in 2010 and honoured by the University of Crete in 1997 for its ecological activities.

“LYCHNOSTATIS” is open for daily visit with a
guided tour, from 9.00-14.00 (Saturday closed).
Photographs and video cameras (without tripod) are free of charge.
The Museum is partially accessible to
wheelchairs.