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. 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).
Zagreb
Museums in Zagreb:
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
Ethnographic Museum Ferdinand Budicki Automobile Museum History of video games Museum Hangover Museum HaHaHouse Museum
Memorial Centre of Bombing of Zagreb 1991/1995
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 of Unfinished Art Museum of New Wave Museum of Prigorje Museum of Selfies and Memories Museum of Serbian Orthodox Church Museum of Trešnjevka neighbourhood Mushroom Museum Nikola Tesla Technical Museum
Sacral Museum
Travel 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
Mimara Museum Modern Gallery Strossmayer Gallery of Old Masters
Split
List of Museums and Galleries in Split:
Archaeological Museum Archaeological collection of ancient Salona Croatian Maritime Museum
Diocletian's Palace Etnographic Museum 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 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:
Franciscan monastery museum
Rector's Palace
Synagogue Museum
Treasury of Dubrovnik Cathedral
Rijeka
List of Museum and Galleries in Rijeka:
Osijek
List of Museums and Galleries in Osijek: Archaeological Museum Gallery of Fine Arts Gallery Waldinger Museum of Slavonia
Others
List of Museums and Galleries in Croatia, listed under counties
Bjelovar-Bilogora County , Bjelovar , Bjelovar Čazma City Museum, Čazma Daruvar City Museum, Daruvar
Brod-Posavina County Gallery Slavonski Brod, Slavonski Brod , Slavonski Brod , Slavonski Brod City Museum Nova Gradiška, Nova Gradiška
Dubrovnik-Neretva County , Vid
Istria County , Pula , Pula City Gallery Pula, Pula Pazin Castle, Pazin Pazin City Museum, Pazin Ethnographical Museum of Istria, Pazin Umag City Museum, Umag , 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 , Kumrovec
Koprivnica-Križevci County Muzej prehrane "Podravka", Koprivnica
Lika-Senj County Nehaj Fortress, Senj Nikola Tesla Memorial Center, Smiljan , 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 Pakrac City Museum, Pakrac
Primorje-Gorski Kotar County Cres Museum, Cres City Museum Bakar, Bakar , Mali Lošinj , Crikvenica National Museum, Novi Vinodolski
Šibenik-Knin County , Šibenik Museum of Saint Barbara, Šibenik Drniš City Museum, Drniš Knin City Museum, Knin
Sisak-Moslavina County Sisak Fortress, Sisak Sisak City Museum, Sisak , Petrinja , Kutina
Split-Dalmatia County Museum of the Cetinska Krajina Region, Sinj Museum of the Sinjska alka, Sinj Bishop Museum, Hvar , Bol , 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
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 City Museum of Vinkovci, Vinkovci , Bošnjaci
Zadar County , Zadar Museum of Antic glass, Zadar , Zadar
Zagreb County Marton Museum, Samobor Samovar City Museum, Samobor Jastrebarsko City Museum, Jastrebarsko Sveti Ivan Zelina Museum, Sveti Ivan Zelina , 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.
NameVisitors in 2024CityCounty 641,452 Pula Dubrovnik Museums 517,338 Dubrovnik Nikola Tesla Technical Museum 377,132 Zagreb 288,060 Split 193,291 PulaKlovićevi Dvori Gallery 139,815 Zagreb 134,398 Dubrovnik Zagreb City Museum 111,847 Zagreb
See also
List of museums Tourism in Croatia
References