Croatian History Museum, History museum in Gradec, Zagreb, Croatia.
The Croatian History Museum holds 300,000 items across 17 collections, displaying artifacts that span from prehistoric times through modern Croatian history.
Initially founded in 1846 as part of the National Museum, the institution evolved into the Croatian National Historic Museum in 1940.
The museum library contains 20,000 volumes, including manuscripts and rare books dating from the 17th century, documenting Croatian intellectual heritage.
Located in the Vojković Palace on Antun Gustav Matoš Street, the museum welcomes visitors Monday through Friday from 10:00 to 18:00.
Following the 2020 Zagreb earthquake, the museum closed its doors in 2021 and plans to relocate to the former Zagreb Tobacco Factory building.
Location: Gornji Grad–Medveščak
Inception: 1846
Address: ulica Matoševa, 9 10000
Opening Hours: Monday-Friday 10:00-18:00; Saturday-Sunday 10:00-13:00
Phone: +38514851900
Email: hismus@hismus.hr
Website: http://hismus.hr/en
GPS coordinates: 45.81602,15.97234
Latest update: March 7, 2025 07:05
Zagreb features an architectural heritage spanning from the Middle Ages to modern times. The Zagreb Cathedral dominates the city with its two neo-Gothic towers measuring 108 meters, while St. Mark's Church displays the city's historic coats of arms on its roof. The Stone Gate, a remnant of 13th-century fortifications, houses a chapel dedicated to the Virgin and Child. The Lotrščak Tower, an old medieval watchtower, still fires a daily cannon at noon. The city organizes its cultural offerings around several institutions: the Broken Relationships Museum exhibits an international collection of objects related to breakups, the Art Pavilion is housed in a building from 1898 dedicated to contemporary art, and the Grič Tunnel, a 350-meter-long shelter built during World War II, now serves as an exhibition space. Maksimir Park extends over 316 hectares with five lakes and a zoo, while the Botanical Garden has collected over 5,000 plant species over 4.7 hectares since 1889. Mirogoj Cemetery, designed by Hermann Bollé in 1876, combines neo-Renaissance arcades with funerary architecture.
Museum of Broken Relationships
149 m
St. Mark's Church in Zagreb
120 m
Stone Gate
231 m
Zagreb Funicular
233 m
Lotrščak Tower
166 m
Constitutional Court of Croatia
131 m
Croatian Museum of Naïve Art
102 m
Banski dvori
61 m
St. Catherine's Church
206 m
Croatian Natural History Museum
127 m
Old City Hall
63 m
Parliament Palace
139 m
Klovićevi dvori
210 m
Dverce Palace
188 m
Greek Catholic Co-cathedral of Saints Cyril and Methodius
118 m
National Home palace
293 m
Vojković Palace
10 m
Zagreb 80's museum
261 m
Amadeo's theatre
125 m
Državni arhiv u Zagrebu
312 m
Palace Erdödy-Drašković
300 m
Meštrović Atelier
165 m
Art Park
217 m
Brigljević House
119 m
Rosenfeld House (Zagreb)
334 m
Ferić House in Zagreb
133 m
Raffay-Plavšić Palace
95 m
Pirling House
107 mReviews
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