Museums in Zadar

In Zadar apart prom beautiful beaches, Sea Organ and Old Town we can visit museums. Zadar has several museums where everyone will find something special, unique and attracting attention. What is more, this museum’s exhibitions are really impressive. For such a small city Zadar can be boast about this cultural heritage! Here are the list and short descriptions of the museums:

1.      Archaeological museum Zadar  
The Archaeological Museum in Zadar is the second oldest museum in Croatia,founded in 1832. There are more than 100,000 various items displayed in Zadar Archaeological Museum coming from all cultural and historical periods (from Palaeolithic time to the end of the 11th century). In my opinione well worth seeing is a reconstruction showing the Forum area in Roman Times. There are several departments : Pre-historic, Ancient, Medieval and Underwater Archaeology, as well as the joint archaeological collection in Nin, the library technical unit and department of General Affairs.

2.   National museum Zadar
The National Museum Zadar is a general regional museum founded in 1962. However, the beginnings of the museum go back to 1832 when the first regional museum of the general type was established. This museum is divided into three department: Ethnological Department, Natural History Department and Gallery of Fine Arts.

3.  Museum of Ancient Glass Zadar
Museum of Ancient Glass Zadar has the most outstanding exhibits and the greatest collection od ancient glass in this part of Europe. The museum contains one of the premium collections of Roman glassware outside Italy, with a cornucopia of goblets, jars and vials retrieved from archaeological sites across Dalmatia. The extensive collection contains every glass object imaginable, all of which have been retrieved from rich archaeological sites in Croatia (mostly from around Zadar), many of which have still to be fully excavated.

4. Zadar City Museum
Zadar City Museum was founded in 1960 and in 1962 it was integrated into the National Museum Zadar under the name the Cultural-Historical Department. Zadar City Museum collects the cultural assets that have been created from the end of the 13th century to the present day; the material is divided into the cultural-historical collection and the collection of more recent history.