The Society of Cretan Historical Studies (Greek: Εταιρεία Κρητικών Ιστορικών Μελετών (ΕΚΙΜ)) is a research society based in Heraklion, Crete, with the aim of “supporting and promoting Cretan studies in the fields of archaeology, history, ethnography, language and literature from early Christian times onwards”.
[1] The Society runs the Historical Museum of Crete in Heraklion, which it founded in 1953.
[2] It also administers the Menelaos Parlamas Museum of Rural Life and the Theano Metaxa-Kanakaki Weaving Collection.
[1]The Society also established and maintains the Cretan Place Name Archive with over 20,000 toponyms.
[1] In addition, it organizes International Cretan Studies Congresses since 1961,[3] publishes the Cretica Chronica journal (since 2011)[4] and a series of other publications,[5] and engages in various educational and scholarly activities.