Rijeka Natural History Museum

Rijeka Natural History Museum is a science museum in the Adriatic port city displaying fossils, marine creatures, and thousands of insect species from the region. It features a multimedia center and aquarium with Adriatic species, plus space for rotating natural science exhibitions.

The museum was founded in 1876 as a scientific institution and moved into a 19th-century villa where it remains today. Its collections and exhibitions developed over generations, documenting the natural history of the Adriatic region.

The museum reflects how locals and visitors connect with the natural world through its displays about regional wildlife and plants. Interactive exhibits encourage people to notice and care about the living things around Rijeka.

The museum is easy to find at Lorenzov Prolaz 1 and well-organized with clear paths through different exhibition rooms. Visitors should allow time to explore both the indoor collections and the botanical garden outside.

The garden grows over 2000 plant species originally native to the sub-Mediterranean deciduous forest zone of the region. This living collection shows the botanical range that would otherwise be hard to see in the seaside climate.