The Maritime Museum of Crete is at the east end of the Venetian harbour of Chania, housed in the Firkas Fortress.

The museum contains models of various vessels, wreck finds, documents on the Greek Navy, navigational instruments, audiovisual material and a library of maritime books.

Important research is also carried out here, such as the reconstruction of the Minoan ship by scientists of the Ancient Shipbuilding and Technology Research Institute.