Zagreb Museums

Address: Ćirilometodska 2, 10000, Zagreb, Croatia

The Archaeological Museum in Zagreb contains some of the best preserved archaeological remains in the world, giving us an insight into the lost world of the ancient times. The museum is divided into three floors of permanent collections. The ground floor displays a permanent exhibit of the numismatic collection while the second floor showcases a compilation from Greek, Roman and Medieval periods. Last but not least; the third floor contains prehistoric and Egyptian artefacts. Some of the best-known findings at the museum are the bandages of the Zagreb mummy, Head of a Solin girl, Vucedol dove and a linen book with the world's longest Etruscan inscription.

Address: Trg Nikole Šubica Zrinskog 19, 10000, Zagreb, Croatia

The Croatian Museum of Naive Art includes the most beautiful paintings by talented Croatian Artists such as Ivan Generalic and Ivan Lackovic. Most of the 1,500 paintings belong to the Hlebine School and are extremely charming with beautiful of use of colour.

Address: Sv. Cirila i Metoda 3, Gornji grad Zagreb 10000, Croatia

The Zagreb City Museum is located in the renovated convent of St. Clare and gives us a way to approach Zagreb's city life from medieval times to the present. This is done in the form of scale models that depict the development of the city over time. There are numerous objects of weaponry, religious items, furniture, ethnic costumes and photographs reflecting Zagreb's ups and downs. There is a nice little restaurant on the premises too.

Address: Opaticka ulica 20, Zagreb 10000, Croatia

Situated at 14 Ivan Mažuranić Square, the Ethnographic Museum in Zagreb houses the ethnographic heritage of Croatia. Established in 1919 by Salamon Berger, the museum is located inside a building designed by the architect Vjekoslav Bastl. It also contains statues created by Rudolf Valdec and frescoes by Oton Iveković. This place has around 80,000 items but only 2,800 are on display and are categorized into three zones: Dinaric, Pannonian, and Adriatic.

Address: Trg Mažuranića 14, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia

The Mimara Museum is situated in the Roosevelt Square in Zagreb, at a neo-Renaissance building. It showcases a collection donated by famous Croatian-born artist Ante Topic Mimara. More than 3,700 works of art are on display, which includes 1,500 permanent exhibits dating from the prehistoric period to the 20th century. Paintings include works by various European (Dutch, German, English and French) artists also.

Address: Rooseveltov trg 5, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia

The museum, started in 1954, has been instrumental in promoting modern and contemporary art through its 9,000 pieces of art. Several well-known art pieces on display are donated by art collectors and contain works of contemporary painters such as Benko Horvat and Josip Seissel. The exhibitions are not permanent. Regular thematic and monographic exhibitions of paintings are organized to display talent of Croatian as well as international artists exhibited.

Address: Avenija Dubrovnik 17, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia

The Ferdinand Budicki Automobile Museum is the first-of-its-kind automobile museum in Croatia. The museum holds around 100 antique and classic cars, bicycles, motorcycles along with different memorabilia. The museum lies on the Knez Ljudevit Posavski Street 48 and was established by Valentino Valjak, a car enthusiast. The museum is named after the owner of the first car in the city, Ferdinand Budicki.

Address: Zaprešićka 2, 10298, Jablanovec, Croatia

Founded in 1954, the museum's top attraction is the oldest preserved machine which dates back to the 19th century and is still operational. It is also known as Technology museum. The museum also has fire engines, fighter planes, old antique diving suits, a planetarium and the remains of a World War II submarine and a 1924 tram.

Address: Savska cesta 18, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia

The Museum of Arts and Crafts, through its beautiful displays of furniture, textiles, photographs, and sculptures, highlights traditional Croatian life over the years. One can get to view these exhibits with the help of legends, videos, and computer illustrations.

Address: Trg Republike Hrvatske 10, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia

The Croatian Natural History Museum situated on Dimitrije Demeter Street, is the biggest and the oldest natural history museum in the country. It is also a major centre for natural history study, collection and also preservation. The museum includes around 2 million artefacts and over 1 million animal specimens. Visitors can examine specimens related to the petrography, mineralogy, and zoology along with the Rock Map of Croatia and the Geological Pole here.

Address: Demetrova 1, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia

The Modern Gallery overlooks the Zrinjevac Park and is situated inside the Vranyczany Palace in Zagreb. This museum showcases Croatian art belonging to the 19th, 20th and 21st centuries. The gallery has around 750 permanent works from renowned artists like Mate Celestin Medovic, Miroslav Kraljević, Vlaho Bukovac, Frana Kršinić, etc. and an impressive total collection of around 10,000 works of art.

Address: Andrije Hebranga 1, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia

The Atelijer Meštrović museum is devoted to promote and preserve the works of one of the most famous artists in Croatia, Ivan Meštrović. The museum is set inside the artist’s 17th-century home, a place where he lived and worked. The museum contains sculptures, lithographs, furniture, drawings and other items of his works.

Address: Mletačka 8, 10000, Zagreb, Croatia

The Dražen Petrović Museum is dedicated to the Croatian basketball sensation, Dražen Petrović. The museum is a fun place to explore where the visitors can find rewards, medals, personal items of the player, letters and also fan gifts to Petrović. The museum is situated next to the Drazen Petrovic Basketball Hall and was opened on Petrovic’s 13th death anniversary.

Address: Dražen Petrovic Museum-Memorial Center, Trg Dražen Petrović 3, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia