The collection was formed through the collecting activities of August Onsee, a land surveyor and amateur entomologist. The specimens are systematically arranged with clearly indicated nomenclature within entomological boxes. Collection manager: Dr. Vlatka Mičetić Stanković, senior curator

The collection consists of dry-prepared beetles systematically arranged in entomological boxes with clearly indicated taxonomic nomenclature. It was formed through the work of entomologist and forester Gjuro Koča. Collection manager: Dr. Vlatka Mičetić Stanković, senior curator

The collection was formed over a long period through the collecting activities of Imbro Igalffy and his son Konstantin Igalffy, preparator and curator. The specimens are systematically arranged in new entomological boxes with clearly indicated nomenclature. Collection manager: Dr. Vlatka Mičetić Stanković, senior curator

The collection consists of exotic beetle specimens collected in Oriental and tropical regions, systematically arranged in entomological boxes. It was formed by merging the collection of Austro-Hungarian official Vincenz Geiger with material from the Kozulić family, with both components sharing exceptional aesthetic value. Collection manager: Dr. Vlatka Mičetić Stanković, senior curator

The collection was formed by merging several collections in order to create a representative beetle (Coleoptera) collection preserved in the Museum’s holdings. It is therefore systematically arranged within entomological boxes, with clearly indicated families. Collection manager: Dr. Vlatka Mičetić Stanković, senior curator

Spiridon Brusina recent molluscs collection contains most of the bivalve and gastropod species present in the Adriatic Sea. Marine molluscs form the bulk of the collection, alongside freshwater species, and to a lesser extent terrestrial and subterranean molluscs. The collection includes type specimens. All material is preserved as dry preparations (mollusc shells). Collection manager: Petar […]

The Mikula molluscs collection is the result of collecting mollusc shells in Croatia and abroad. The collection was assembled by Miroslav Mikula, a university professor of electrical engineering from Zagreb, over a period of more than 50 years. It contains shells of terrestrial, marine, and freshwater molluscs, and it was donated to the Museum in […]

Ljudevit Rossi recent molluscs collection contains mollusc species collected in Croatia and neighbouring countries in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. All material in the collection is preserved as dry preparations (mollusc shells). Terrestrial gastropods predominate in terms of both species and specimen numbers. Freshwater species are somewhat less represented, while marine molluscs from […]

The collection of foreign recent molluscs contains gastropods, bivalves, cephalopods, scaphopods, and polyplacophorans collected outside the territory of Croatia from the second half of the 19th century to the present day. The vast majority of the material is preserved as dry preparations, while only a smaller number of specimens are stored in alcohol or formalin. […]

The general recent molluscs collection contains terrestrial, freshwater, marine, and subterranean molluscs from the territory of Croatia, as well as from neighbouring countries with which Croatia has been in a state union over the past 150 years. The collection includes type specimens. The majority of the material is preserved as dry preparations (shells), while the […]