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Archaeological Museum
The small Archaeological Museum , near the entrance to the fortress, was once a prison. The exhibits are well labelled in English and contain Neolithic tools, Minoan pottery excavated from nearby tombs, Mycenaean figurines and a 1st-century-AD relief of Aphrodite, as well as an important coin collection. There are also some excellent examples of blown glass from the classical period. Various displays outline the history of archaeological excavations in the region.
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Centre for Byzantine Art
The Centre for Byzantine Art is a great example of a restored Venetian-Turkish mansion and has exhibitions, workshops and a terrace café with great views of the old town. Other Turkish legacies in the old quarter include the Kara Musa Pasha Mosque, which has a vaulted fountain, and the Nerantzes Mosque, which was converted from a Franciscan church in 1657.
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Historical & Folk Art Museum
Rethymno's Historical & Folk Art Museum gives an excellent overview of the area's rural lifestyle, with its collection of clothing, baskets, weavings and farm tools, and useful explanatory labels. It is in a lovely historic Venetian building.
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Loggia
A major town landmark is the 16th-century Loggia, a Venetian version of a gentleman's club. It was once a meeting house for Venetian nobility, and is now a museum shop selling good-quality reproductions.
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Municipal Art Gallery
The Municipal Art Gallery near the fortezza houses a permanent exhibition of works by Rethymno painter Lefteris Kanakakis, as well as contemporary Greek artists since 1950. It is part of the Centre for Contemporary Art, which holds periodic exhibitions.
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Porto Guora
At the southern end of Ethnikis Antistaseos is the well-preserved Porto Guora or Great Gate, a remnant of the defensive wall that was once topped with the symbol of Venice: the Lion of St Mark, now in the Archaeological Museum. Around the Porto Guora lies a network of old streets built by the Venetians and rebuilt by the Turks.
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