List of museums in Croatia

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

Museums in Zagreb:[4]

Art galleries in Zagreb:

Split

List of Museums and Galleries in Split:[5]

Dubrovnik

List of Museums and Galleries in Dubrovnik:[6]

Rijeka

List of Museum and Galleries in Rijeka:[7]

  • Muzej grada Rijeke
  • Muzej moderne i suvremene umjetnosti
  • Pomorski i povijesni muzej Hrvatskog primorja
  • Prirodoslovni muzej Rijeka
  • PEEK&POKE

Osijek

List of Museums and Galleries in Osijek:[8]

Others

List of Museums and Galleries in Croatia, listed under counties

Bjelovar-Bilogora County

  • Galerija "Barutana 1991.", Bjelovar
  • Gradski muzej Bjelovar, Bjelovar
  • Čazma City Museum, Čazma
  • Daruvar City Museum, Daruvar

Brod-Posavina County

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

Dubrovnik-Neretva County

  • Arheološki muzej Narona, Vid

Istria County

  • Arheološki muzej Istre, Pula, Pula
  • Povijesni i pomorski muzej Istre, Pula
  • City Gallery Pula, Pula
  • Pazin Castle, Pazin
  • Pazin City Museum, Pazin
  • Ethnographical Museum of Istria, Pazin
  • Umag City Museum, Umag
  • Muzej Lapidarium, Novigrad

Karlovac County

Krapina-Zagorje County

Koprivnica-Križevci County

Lika-Senj County

Međimurje County

Osijek-Baranja County

Požega-Slavonia County

Primorje-Gorski Kotar County

Šibenik-Knin County

Sisak-Moslavina County

Split-Dalmatia County

Varaždin County

Virovitica-Podravina County

Vukovar-Srijem County

Zadar County

  • Arheološki muzej Zadar, Zadar
  • Museum of Antic glass, Zadar
  • Narodni muzej Zadar, Zadar

Zagreb County

Defunct

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
Arheološki muzej Istre 641,452 Pula Istria County
Dubrovnik Museums 517,338 Dubrovnik Dubrovnik-Neretva
Nikola Tesla Technical Museum 377,132 Zagreb Zagreb
Muzej grada Splita 288,060 Split Split-Dalmatia
Povijesni i pomorski muzej Istre 193,291 Pula Istria County
Klovićevi Dvori Gallery 139,815 Zagreb Zagreb
Muzej Domovinskog rata 134,398 Dubrovnik Dubrovnik-Neretva
Zagreb City Museum 111,847 Zagreb Zagreb

See also

References

  1. ^ "posjećenosti hrvatskih muzeja / zbirki u 2018. godini" (PDF). mdc.hr. Retrieved 28 August 2025.
  2. ^ "MDC Upisnik". upisnik.mdc.hr. Retrieved 26 August 2025.
  3. ^ "Muzeji". infozagreb.hr. Retrieved 26 August 2025.
  4. ^ "Museums in Zagreb". infozagreb.hr. Retrieved 27 August 2025.
  5. ^ "Museums in Split". visitsplit.com. Retrieved 27 August 2025.
  6. ^ "Muzeji". tzdubrovnik.hr. Retrieved 27 August 2025.
  7. ^ "Rijeka". upisnik.mdc. Retrieved 27 August 2025.
  8. ^ "Muzeji I galerije". osijek.hr. Retrieved 27 August 2025.
  9. ^ "Posjecenost hrvatskih muzeja u 2024. godini" (PDF). mdc.hr. Retrieved 28 August 2025.