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Overview of the Permanent Exhibition
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The Permanent Exhibition
The permanent exhibition of the Archaeological Museum of Chania is set out in three large galleries on the ground floor and one on the upper floor of the building. On the ground floor, through the presentation of representative objects, the narrative unfolds revealing the long journey through time from the prehistoric settlements to the historical cities of Chania, highlighting their social and administrative organisation, religion, entertainment, war and trade. Aspects of everyday life are also displayed, from occupations, houses, furniture, vessels for daily use and grooming implements, to ritual customs and people’s attitude towards death. These aims are achieved using detailed and easy-to-understand timelines, maps with the sites of all the place-names mentioned, visual and digital media in Greek and English, and, of course, reconstructions providing snapshots of important moments of life in prehistoric and historical times.