The Natural History Museum of Crete in Heraklion, Heraklion, Greece | Attraction | Museum | Historic

The Natural History Museum of Crete in Heraklion, Crete, Greece offers the study, protection and promotion of the special features of the area of Eastern Mediterranean, and offers collections, exhibitions and educational programs to visitors. Visit the Megadioramas realistic representation of ecosystems found in the Eastern Mediterranean region, there's even a skeleton of the Deinotherium giganteum, and scientists are working to present this massive animal one of the biggest of it's kind, and you can watch them at work. Also at The Natural History Museum of Crete is an interactive seismic table which is an earthquake stimulator where visitors can experience a real life earthquake in a safe environment. Also enjoy the Stavros Niarchos Discovery Centre, the diaoramas and other collections, fossils and learn about the geological past of Crete with realistic demonstrations.