List of museums in Croatia

Museums signs in Zagreb

Croatia is home to a rich and diverse museum scene, with over 200 institutions scattered across the country, showcasing its history, culture, and art. In 2018, Croatia saw record visits to the museums across country, with over 5,4 million visitors. ^[1] The oldest museum, the Archaeological Museum in Split, dates back to 1820, while the capital, Zagreb, has the highest number of museums (54), offering everything from contemporary art to historical exhibitions. Cities followed with museum numbers are, Split (18), Dubrovnik (16), Rijeka (5) and Osijek (4). ^{[2] [3]}

Zagreb

Archaeological Museum

Mimara Museum

Museum of Contemporary Art

Art Pavilion

Museums in Zagreb: ^[4]

• Archaeological Museum
• Antimuseum Bus
• Croatian History Museum
• Croatian Hunting Museum
• Croatian Museum of Telecommunications and Post
• Croatian Natural History Museum
• Croatian Railway Museum
• Croatian State Archives
• Cannabis Museum
• Chocolate Museum
• Cortugli Business Museum
• Cravaticum Museum
• Croatian Museum of Architecture
• Croatian School Museum
• Croatian Sport Museum
• Ethnographic Museum
• Ferdinand Budicki Automobile Museum
• History of video games Museum
• Hangover Museum
• Haha House Museum
• Jewish Museum
• Memorial Centre of Bombing of Zagreb 1991/1995
• Museum Documentation Center
• Moneterra - Museum of Money currency
• Museum of Arts and Crafts
• Museum of blessed Aloysius Stepinac
• Museum of Broken Relationships
• Museum of Contemporary Art
• Museum of Forgotten Stories
• Museum of Franjo Schneider
• Museum of Illusions
• Museum and Memorial Centre of Dražen Petrović
• Museum of unfinished art
• Museum of new wave
• Museum of Prigorje
• Museum of selfies and memories
• Museum of Serbian Orthodox Church
• Museum of neighbourhood Trešnjevka
• Mushroom Museum
• Nikola Tesla Technical Museum
• Police Museum
• Sacral Museum
• Typological Museum
• Travel Experience Museum
• Zagreb City Museum
• Zagreb 80s Museum

Art galleries in Zagreb:

• Art Pavilion
• HAZU Glyptotheque
• Institute for Contemporary Art
• Klovićevi dvori
• Lauba
• Meštrović Atelier
• Meštrović Pavilion
• Miroslav Kraljević Gallery
• Mimara Museum
• Modern Gallery
• Strossmayer Gallery of Old Masters

Split

List of Museums and Galleries in Split: ^[5]

• Archaeological Museum
• Archaeological collection of ancient Salona
• Croatian Maritime Museum
• Ethnographic Museum
• Diocletian's Palace
• Froggyland
• Gallery of Fine Arts
• Gallery of Croatian sacred art Laudato
• Gallery of Vinko Draganja, of the Dominican monastery in Split
• Game of Thrones Museum
• Homeland War Museum
• Ivan Meštrović Gallery
• Museum of Illusions
• Museum in the church of St. Francis
• Museum of Sacred Art
• Museum of Croatian Archaeological Monuments
• Selfie Experience Split
• Salon Galić
• Split Hall of Fame
• Split City Museum
• Split Science Museum and Zoo
• Treasury of Split Cathedral
• The Archbishop's Seminary
• The Franciscan Monastery of Saint Anthony

Dubrovnik

List of Museums and Galleries in Dubrovnik: ^[6]

• Archaeological Museum
• Aquarium and Marine and Coastal Institute
• Cultural History Museum
• Dominican monastery museum
• Franciscan monastery museum
• Ethnographic Museum
• Homeland War Museum
• Marin Držić's home
• Maritime Museum
• Museum of Red History
• Museum of Contemporary Art
• Rector's Palace
• Ronald Brown Memorial House
• Synagogue Museum
• Sigurata Monastery Museum
• Treasury of Dubrovnik Cathedral

Rijeka

List of Museum and Galleries in Rijeka: ^[7]

• Rijeka City Museum
• Museum of Contemporary Art
• Maritime and History Museum of the Croatian Coast
• Natural History Museum Rijeka
• PEEK&POKE

Osijek

List of Museums and Galleries in Osijek: ^[8]

• Archaeological Museum Osijek
• Gallery of Fine Arts, Osijek
• Gallery Waldinger
• Museum of Slavonia

Others

List of Museums and Galleries in Croatia, listed under counties

Bjelovar-Bilogora County

• Gallery "Barutana 1991", Bjelovar
• Bjelovar City Museum, Bjelovar
• Čazma City Museum, Čazma
• Daruvar City Museum, Daruvar

Brod-Posavina County

• Gallery Slavonski Brod, Slavonski Brod
• Muzej Brodskog Posavlja, Slavonski Brod
• Museum of tamburica, Slavonski Brod
• City Museum Nova Gradiška, Nova Gradiška

Dubrovnik-Neretva County

• Archaeological Museum Narona, Vid

Istria County

• Archaeological Museum Pula, Pula
• History and Martime Museum, Pula
• City Gallery Pula, Pula
• Pazin Castle, Pazin
• Pazin City Museum, Pazin
• Ethnographical Museum of Istria, Pazin
• Umag City Museum, Umag
• Lapidarium, Novigrad

Karlovac County

• Ozalj Castle, Ozalj
• Karlovac City Museum, Karlovac

Krapina-Zagorje County

• Krapina Neanderthal Museum, Krapina
• Krapina City Gallery, Krapina
• Oršić Castle in Gornja Stubica, Gornja Stubica
• Veliki Tabor Castle, Desinić
• Galerija izvorne umjetnosti, Zlatar
• Muzej Staro selo, Kumrovec

Koprivnica-Križevci County

• Muzej prehrane "Podravka", Koprivnica

Lika-Senj County

• Nehaj Fortress, Senj
• Nikola Tesla Memorial Center, Smiljan
• Museum of Lika, Gospić

Međimurje County

• Međimurje County Museum, Čakovec Castle

Osijek-Baranja County

• Cultural and Scientific Center "Milutin Milanković", Dalj
• Valpoovo City Museum, Valpovo

Požega-Slavonia County

• Požega City Museum, Požega
• Pakrac City Museum, Pakrac

Primorje-Gorski Kotar County

• Cres Museum, Cres
• City Museum Bakar, Bakar
• Lošinj Museum, Mali Lošinj
• Crikvenica City Museum, Crikvenica
• National Museum, Novi Vinodolski

Šibenik-Knin County

• Šibenik City Museum, Šibenik
• Museum of Saint Barbara, Šibenik
• Drniš City Museum, Drniš
• Knin City Museum, Knin

Sisak-Moslavina County

• Sisak Fortress, Sisak
• Sisak City Museum, Sisak
• Krsto Hegedušić Gallery, Petrinja
• Moslavina Museum, Kutina

Split-Dalmatia County

• Museum of the Cetinska Krajina Region, Sinj
• Bishop Museum, Hvar
• "Branislav Dešković" Gallery, Bol
• Kaštela City Museum, Kaštela
• Antun Gojak Gallery, Makarska
• Malacology Museum, Makarska
• Korčula City Museum, Korčula
• Omiš City Museum, Omiš
• Trogir City Museum, Trogir
• Trilj City Museum, Trilj

Varaždin County

• Trakošćan Castle, Bednja
• Varaždin Castle, Varaždin
• Varaždin City Museum, Varaždin

Virovitica-Podravina County

• Pejačević Castle in Virovitica - Virovitica City Museum, Virovitica
• Orahovica City Museum, Orahovica

Vukovar-Srijem County

• Eltz Manor - Vukovar City Museum, Vukovar
• Vučedol Culture Museum, Vukovar
• Vinkovci City Museum, Vinkovci
• Forest museum, Bošnjaci

Zadar County

• Archaeological Museum, Zadar
• Museum of Antic glass, Zadar
• National Museum Zadar, Zadar

Zagreb County

• Marton Museum, Samobor
• Samovar City Museum, Samobor
• Jastrebarsko City Museum, Jastrebarsko
• Sveti Ivan Zelina Museum, Sveti Ivan Zelina
• Museum of Turopolje, Velika Gorica

Defunct

• Museum of Serbs of Croatia (1946–1963, became part of Croatian History Museum)

List of most-visited museums in Croatia

This is a list of the most-visited museums in Croatia in 2024 by annual attendance statistics. ^[9]

Name	Visitors in 2024	City	County
Archaeological Museum of Istria	641,452	Pula	Istria County
Dubrovnik Museums	517,338	Dubrovnik	Dubrovnik-Neretva
Nikola Tesla Technical Museum	377,132	Zagreb	Zagreb
Split City Museum	288,060	Split	Split-Dalmatia
History and Martime Museum	193,291	Pula	Istria County
Klovićevi Dvori Gallery	139,815	Zagreb	Zagreb
Homeland War Museum	134,398	Dubrovnik	Dubrovnik-Neretva
Zagreb City Museum	111,847	Zagreb	Zagreb

See also

• Croatia portal

• List of museums
• Tourism in Croatia

References

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