Folklore museum of Chania

It's not the best and most modern museum in the world but it's still worth visiting. It's a tiny musem hidden very close to the touristic area of Chania. The tickets are only 3 euro, and it's an honest price for small and quite dated exhibition - still has many interesting details regarding folklore arts such as basket weaving, loom weaving, or tailoring. The main reason for visit in this museum is that one of the rooms is a studio of an embroidery artist (apologies but I didnt catch her name). The embroidery paintings she is creating with silk thread are something absolutely fenomenal. Combination of folk, naive style with craft mastery is mind-blowing. I honestly had tears in my eyes. You can watch the artist work there and admire some of her works (and they are for sale too). Just a note - to enter the museum you need to climb some steps and inside another set of narrow and steep stairs.

It could be much more interesting. A lot of nice items arranged somehow in 4 rooms. It worth the price though

A very small museum consisting of a few rooms. It took us 10 minutes to look around it all. The woman demonstrating machine embroidery was the only interesting part. I work in an open air folk museum in Wales so perhaps my expectations were too high.

A little hidden treasure trove of historical items dealing with everyday Cretan life through the ages. Beautifully presented in a tiny house. Amazing collection of historical postcards, books and embroidery. Entry fee of €3. Gorgeous little lady looking after the museum works upstairs, making the most intricate silk embroidery and happily chatted about the pieces. They are also for sale and make a wonderful souvenir to take home that is 100% locally and traditionally made. Note: Lots of narrow stairs, so not wheelchair accessible.

I was recently in Chania and was delighted to visit the Folklore Museum. It was very cheap to visit and once inside there was so much history and so many stories from another time. The highlight of the visit was to see Irene, who put together the artefacts in the museum from her long career in textiles and machine embroidery. Indeed you can meet her and watch her creating original and enchanting pictures, cushions and bags which are for sale. It is not often you can meet and watch someone making such imaginative and novel depictions of a time gone by. Truly a one off.

This is a wonderful little place. It has been put together with love, and that comes through in everything. 'Official' museums in Crete have some tremendous artefacts and are very scholarly -- nothing wrong with that -- so they can come across as, well, a bit … dry, but the Folklore Museum is joyful. Looking at the multitude of items, it felt as if one was touching the lives of people who made and used them. We visited in April 2022 when it cost 3 euros to enter, and I'd say it's the best thing that you can get in Chania for that price!

A little hidden gem! The museum is very small and shoehorned into a quirky building just off the main street. When we were there, two ladies were working away, making delightful embroidery.

Tiny museum completely filled with hand embroidery traditional patterns. Some rooms explaining agricultural practices and how an old kitchen looked like. Also some info on textile production in the past. Hidden among the busy streets in a side alley. Definitely worth a short visit if you like to discover unique places.