History museums in Croatia

The Archaeological Museum in Zagreb illustrates the development of material and spiritual culture on the territory of continental Croatia during 2,5 million years, from the Early Stone Age, the Late Stone Age, the Copper Age, various phases of the Bronze Age, to the Early and Late Iron Age. The muse

The Zagreb City Museum is housed in a restored monumental complex of the Convent of the Poor Clares of 1650. The museum is dedicated to the cultural, artistic, economic and political history of Zagreb. The museum holds a collection of more than 75,000 pieces from the prehistory, to Roman times to th

The Technical Museum in Zagreb is housed in protected wooden buildings designed by Marijan Haberle. The museum holds a collection of over 10,000 objects of which around 1,000 are on display in the Technical Museum itself. The displayed items include ojects of everyday life that are typical of the in

Tortureum - Museum of Torture holds a collection of instruments of torture and execution that have been employed since the ancient times to the present day, illustrating violence throughout history. The museum has around 70 instruments of torture on display. Multimedia guides let visitors learn more

The Drazen Petrovic Museum - Memorial Center is dedicated to the Croatian professional basketball player Dražen Petrović who played in the NBA until he passed away in a car accident in 1993. This Drazen Petrovic Museum commemorates Dražen’s personal life and trophies. The museum includes items from

The Zagreb Ethnographic Museum holds a collection of around 80,000 objects relating to the ethnographic heritage of Croatia. The collection is segmented in three cultural zones: the Pannonian, Dinaric and Adriatic. In the Zagreb Ethnographic Museum itself, around 2,800 objects are on display, includ

The Typhlological museum in Zagreb shows how the blind have been trained for various jobs through history and displays items that were made by blind people. Furthermore, the museum holds an old telephone exchange system that was used by blind people for working. The Typhlological museum and its exhi

The Croatian History Museum in Zagreb is devoted to Croatian cultural and historical heritage. The museum holds a collection that dates back to the Middle Ages. The collection contains around 300,000 objects that are segmented into 16 sub-collections: Archaeology, Numismatic, Stone Monuments, Religi

The Croatian School Museum is devoted to the development of the school system in and around Croatia. The museum displays around 1000 exhibits from Croatian schools illustrating their teaching history and the Croatian school system throughout the years.

The Automobiles museum Ferdinand Budicki is an automobile museum in Zagreb with a collection of over 100 antique, classic and modern cars, motorcycles and bicycles. Furthermore the museum displays various photographs from family albums of first Croatian drivers.

Ivan Meštrović bought a 16th century Renaissance castello and refurbished it according to his own design (1939 - 1941) as a place of peace and contemplation. Into the complex secluded above the sea Meštrović interpolated a cloister with stone Doric columns and the Holy Crucifix church. The cycle of