Gradski muzej Virovitica

About the museum

The Gradski muzej Virovitica (Virovitica Town Museum) was founded in 1953 as a local history museum of a complex type for the town and its surroundings. From the beginning it has been housed in the Pejačević Castle, but only through the integrated project “5 do 12 za Dvorac” (“Five to Twelve for the Castle”), carried out from 2016 to 2019, was the whole castle brought into use as a museum.

After years of preparation, on 5 December 2019 the museum opened two new permanent displays, “Drveno doba” and “Povijest grada i dvorca”, together with the completely renovated castle. The displays are based on a museum concept confirmed by the Croatian Museum Council at the Ministry of Culture and Media.

“Drveno doba” is a thematic display that presents Virovitica, a town surrounded by forests, as the starting point of the story of wood. Three sections, “Za istim stolom” (“At the Same Table”), “Ruke majstora” (“Hands of the Master”) and “Da kucnem o drvo…, zlo ne čulo” (“I Knock on Wood… Evil Does Not Hear”), show wood through family, work and communication, and the display uses multimedia, sound and tactile content. “Povijest grada i dvorca” is a smaller display that follows the development of Virovitica from prehistory to the present. The museum has archaeological, art, cultural-historical and ethnological departments and documentation collections, and is recognisable by its slogan “mali veliki muzej” (“the small great museum”).

Highlights

• Permanent display “Drveno doba” on the relationship between people and wood
• Display “Povijest grada i dvorca” from prehistory to the present
• Multimedia, sound and tactile content in the displays
• Completely renovated Pejačević Castle
• Virtual museum on the museum’s website

Permanent exhibitions

• Drveno doba – The thematic display in three sections presents wood through family, work and communication, and links Virovitica with the forest and woodworking.
• Povijest grada i dvorca – A smaller display follows the development of Virovitica and its wider area from prehistory to the present.

Founded

1953

Admission & discounts

Prices apply to the permanent display.

Accessibility

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Kids & families

Great for kids & families

• Hands-on stations

The display includes tactile and multimedia content, and the family ticket is valid for families with children under 15.

Getting there & parking

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Amenities & dining

• Museum shop

The museum has a souvenir shop; tickets and souvenirs are sold via telephone number +385 33 781 570.

Events & venue rental

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