Arheološki muzej u Zagrebu

About the museum

The Arheološki muzej u Zagrebu (Archaeological Museum in Zagreb) is the direct successor of the Narodni muzej (National Museum), the oldest museum institution in the capital, which operated publicly and in an organised way from 1846. From 1866 it functioned under the protection of the Croatian Parliament (Sabor), with a Natural History and an Archaeological Department, and from 1940, after the formal end of the Narodni muzej, the Archaeological Museum operated independently.

From 1945 it has been housed in the Vranyczany-Dobrinović Palace on Zrinjevac. The collection comprises more than 450,000 artefacts; most of them are monuments of domestic origin from the Croatian historical area, acquired by purchase, donations and, from the mid-20th century, mainly through field research.

The museum differs from similar Croatian institutions in its rich collections of foreign origin: the Egyptian collection, most of the Numismatic collection, and Greek and Roman monumental material, in particular painted Greek vases from southern Italy and Greece and stone monuments of Italic origin. The wrappings of the Zagreb Mummy, known as the Zagrebačka lanena knjiga (Liber linteus Zagrabiensis), attract particular attention. The museum was damaged in the earthquake of 22 March 2020.

Highlights

• Zagrebačka mumija and the Zagrebačka lanena knjiga (Liber linteus Zagrabiensis)
• Painted Greek vases from southern Italy and Greece
• Egyptian collection
• Roman and Italic stone monuments in the lapidarium
• Numismatic collection
• Palace Vranyczany-Dobrinović on Zrinjevac

Permanent exhibition

• Stalni postav Arheološkog muzeja u Zagrebu – A selection from the museum’s collections, including the Egyptian collection with the Zagreb Mummy, painted Greek vases, Roman monuments in the lapidarium and numismatics.

Founded

1836

Operated by

Republika Hrvatska (javna ustanova)

Admission & discounts

Free admission: Admission is free for all visitors on the first Sunday of every month; pensioners enter free every Tuesday.

Free admission is also granted to tourist guides, members of professional societies and ICOM, archaeologists, students of archaeology, history, art history and museology, Croatian veterans, unemployed people with a certificate, and refugees from Ukraine with the prescribed ID card; entitlement must be proven at the entrance.

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Kids & families

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Getting there & parking

ZET tram network.

Amenities & dining

• Museum shop

Museum shop and online shop.

Events & venue rental

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