Excavation finds from the nome of Chania comprise the permanent exhibition of the Chania Archaeological Museum. These finds - pottery, coins, jewerly, sculpture, inscriptions, stelai and mosaics, which span chronologically from the Late Neolithic period (c. 3500 BC) to Late Antiquity (third century BC), come from the town of Chania, and several other towns in the region, as well as from caves and tombs.

The permanent exhibition, which occupies the central spaces of the church of Saint Francis, is divided into two large units, which correspond to the Prehistoric and the Historical periods of the Chania region. The exhibits are presented in chronological order and are grouped by context and type.