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If you wish to understand how a nation breathes and the reasons behind its actions, take a look inside its past. Zagreb holds all the important memories from Croatia’s past close to its heart. Here you can learn about the nation’s art, sports, former way of life and famous public figures.

Croats are a creative nation, and through the paintings, statues, graphics, installations, unusual devices and a few food products, you will familiarize yourselves with the history of their creativity. The level of their ingenuity really stands out if you take a look at the themes of certain museums - some of them are the first of its kind and famous all around the world.
Take a peek behind the corner and look for something that will charm and amaze you! Starting with classic museums paying homage to great public figures, innovators and artists all the way to eccentric exhibitions that will enchant you with their peculiarity, there artefacts all over Zagreb that will take you back to another time and place.

Anti-museum

Anti-museum

Ulica Antuna Bauera 19
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Archeological Museum

Archeological Museum

The Archeological Museum in Zagreb was founded in 1846. It is located in the historicist Vranyczany-Hafner Palace.
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Cannabis Museum Zagreb

Cannabis Museum Zagreb

Trg Kralja Tomislava 18
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Chocolate Museum

Chocolate Museum

Varšavska ulica 5
The Chocolate Museum of Zagreb is a theme park dedicated to chocolate, its historical, geographical and cultural meaning.
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Cravaticum

Cravaticum

Tomićeva ulica 5
The Cravaticum boutique museum is a unique museum in the world dedicated to the tie.
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Croatian Architecture Museum
Closed

Croatian Architecture Museum

I. G. Kovačića 37
The holdings of the Museum consist of 18,000 archive items related to the history of Croatian architecture.
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Croatian History Museum

Croatian History Museum

Matoševa 9
Founded in 1846. the Museum looks after, deals with and presents the Croatian cultural and historical heritage from the early Middle Ages until the present day.
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Croatian Naive Art Museum

Croatian Naive Art Museum

Ćirilometodska 3
This is considered the first museum of naive art in the world.
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Croatian Natural History Museum
Closed

Croatian Natural History Museum

Demetrova 1
The Museum was founded in 1986. Today it is important as a scientific institution.
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Croatian Railway Museum
Closed

Croatian Railway Museum

The Croatian Railway Museum is a specialised heritage institution dedicated to the preservation of historic traces of the railway system in Croatia and its technical and other artefacts.
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Croatian School Museum
Closed

Croatian School Museum

Trg Republike Hrvatske 4/I
It is the only museum in Croatian specializing in education...
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Croatian Sports Museum
Closed

Croatian Sports Museum

Praška 2
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Croatian State Archives

Croatian State Archives

Marulićev trg 21
Built in 1913, the The Croatian State Archives building is one of the most beautiful seccesionist buildings in Croatia.
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Drazen Petrovic Memorial Center
Closed

Drazen Petrovic Memorial Center

Trg Dražena Petrovića 3
The Drazen Petrovic Memorial Center offers a place to experience his life and accomplishments...
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Ethnographic Museum

Ethnographic Museum

Trg Mažuranića 14
The ample holdings of about 80,000 items cover the ethnographic heritage of Croatia, classified in the three cultural zones...
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Gliptoteka HAZU - Sculpture Museum of the Croatian Academy of Science and Arts
Closed

Gliptoteka HAZU - Sculpture Museum of the Croatian Academy of Science and Arts

Medvedgradska 2
The Glyptotheca is a part of the Croatian Academy of Sciences and Arts, profiled as a museum of sculpture art dating from the Antiquity to the present day.
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HT Museum
Closed

HT Museum

Jurišićeva 13
It collects, deals with, stores, exhibits and publishes material and objects that show the historical development of postal and telecommunications traffic in Croatia.
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Hunting Museum

Hunting Museum

Ulica Vladimira Nazora 63
A place to preserve the heritage of Croatian hunters with ambient settings, located only ten minutes from the central town square in the Tuškanac forest park.
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Image of war - War photography museum
Closed

Image of war - War photography museum

Hebrangova ulica 4
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Ivan Mestrovic Museums, Mestrovic Atelier
Closed

Ivan Mestrovic Museums, Mestrovic Atelier

Mletačka 8
It is part of the bequest of the greatest Croatian sculptor Ivan Meštrović.
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Jewish Museum

Jewish Museum

Palmotićeva 16
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Lauba

Lauba

Baruna Filipovića 23a
LAUBA is now a place of experience, learning, entertainment and social interaction. Let them tell you the story about contemporary art in their own way.
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Memorial Centre of the Shelling Attack on Zagreb 1991-1995

Memorial Centre of the Shelling Attack on Zagreb 1991-1995

Petrićeva 4
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Mini Train Museum (Backo Mini Express)

Mini Train Museum (Backo Mini Express)

Gundulićeva 4
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Moneterra

Moneterra

Augusta Cesarca 10
Croatian National Bank’s Money Museum
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Museum and Workshop Franjo Schneider

Museum and Workshop Franjo Schneider

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Museum of Arts and Crafts
Closed

Museum of Arts and Crafts

Trg Republike Hrvatske 10
With its 160,000 exhibits, the Museum is a national-level museum for artistic production and the history of material culture in Croatia.
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Museum of Broken Relationships

Museum of Broken Relationships

Ćirilometodska 2
The Museum offers a chance to overcome an emotional collapse through creation: by contributing to the Museum's collection.
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Museum of Contemporary Art

Museum of Contemporary Art

Avenija Dubrovnik 17
The collections of the museum include some twelve thousand contemporary artworks, created by Croatian and international artists...
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Museum of Hangovers

Museum of Hangovers

Vlaška ulica 55
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Museum of Illusions

Museum of Illusions

Ilica 72
The Museum of Illusions offers an intriguing, visual, sensual and educational experience in a fun adventure for all generations.
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Museum of Selfie and Memories

Museum of Selfie and Memories

Radićeva ulica 14
The new place to be!
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Museum of Unfinished Art

Museum of Unfinished Art

Eugena Kumičića 10
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Mushroom Museum

Mushroom Museum

Trb bana Josipa Jelačića 3
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National Museum of Modern Art
Closed

National Museum of Modern Art

Andrije Hebranga 1
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Nikola Tesla Technical Museum

Nikola Tesla Technical Museum

Savska cesta 18
There are some distinct units: the Planetarium, the Apisarium, the Mine and the Nikola Tesla study.
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Novi val Museum

Novi val Museum

Vlaška ulica 67
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Police Museum

Police Museum

Svetošimunska cesta 80
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Prigorje Museum

Prigorje Museum

Trg D. Domjanića 5
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Sacral Museum

Sacral Museum

Ćirilometodska ulica 1
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