Towards the New Croatian Natural History Museum: European Union Funds and the City of Zagreb
Towards the New CNHM
The exhibition presents the role of European Union funds and the City of Zagreb
in the realization of the new Croatian Natural History Museum, through the process
of renovation, reconstruction and the creation of a contemporary museum space.
About the exhibition
The exhibition “European Union Funds and the City of Zagreb for the New Croatian Natural History Museum”
is the final exhibition in the series “Towards the New CNHM”, presenting
to the public the realization process of the strategic project
“Heritage Keeper as a Catalyst for Development, Research and Learning – the New Croatian Natural History Museum”.
Through the exhibition, visitors can learn about the reconstruction and extension
of the Amadeo Palace, as well as the new facilities that shaped the contemporary
Croatian Natural History Museum.
The project was co-financed by the European Union from the European Regional
Development Fund, in partnership with the City of Zagreb, while the structural
renovation of the Amadeo Palace was financed by the European Union Solidarity Fund.
The new Croatian Natural History Museum
The exhibition presents visualizations of the new permanent display, multimedia
hall, atrium and underground annex of the Amadeo Palace, while also highlighting
the work of numerous experts involved in the realization of the project.
The new permanent display is based on the interpretation of the rich holdings of
the Croatian Natural History Museum, including mineralogical-petrographic,
geological-paleontological, paleoanthropological, zoological and botanical collections.
A contemporary museum approach
Through multimedia solutions and a contemporary museological approach, visitors
are introduced to topics of natural history and paleoanthropological heritage,
as well as one of the fundamental questions of science — how life originated
and how it developed through time.
Why visit?
Discover the process behind the development of the new Croatian Natural History Museum.
View visualizations of the new permanent display and museum spaces.
Learn how European funds and the City of Zagreb contributed to one of the largest
museum projects in Croatia.
Find out more about the future of natural history heritage and museum presentation in Croatia.
Credits
Dr. Iva Mihoci
Prof. Dr. Tatjana Vlahović and Nenad Jandrić
V.I.A.
Croatian Natural History Museum
Branimir Ivić
Project team
Project: Renovation, extension and reconstruction of the building and the new
permanent display of the Croatian Natural History Museum in Zagreb – Amadeo Palace,
Demetrova 1
Project authors: Radionica Arhitekture and the Office of Authorized Architect Vanja Ilić
RA project team: Fani Frković, Antonio Jakubek, Tena Knežević,
Marin Mišan, Klara Nikšić, Jelena Prokop, Ana Rako, Goran Rako,
Ana Ranogajec Knežević, Josip Sabolić, Ivana Stanić
UOAVI project team: Vanja Ilić, Dominik Lovrečić, Marijana Gradečak,
Bojan Pepeonik, Tena Petrović
Exhibition information
Exhibition: European Union Funds and the City of Zagreb for the New Croatian Natural History Museum
Exhibition series: Towards the New CNHM
Location: European Square, Zagreb
Dates: 26 October – 3 November 2023
Supported by: The City of Zagreb and the Ministry of Culture and Media of the Republic of Croatia
PROJECT KK.06.1.1.06.0001 “HERITAGE KEEPER AS A CATALYST FOR DEVELOPMENT,
RESEARCH AND LEARNING – THE NEW CROATIAN NATURAL HISTORY MUSEUM” WAS
CO-FINANCED BY THE EUROPEAN UNION FROM THE EUROPEAN REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT
FUND AND THE PARTNER CITY OF ZAGREB.
Authors
dr. sc. Iva Mihoci