Come to the jubilee tenth Naturfašnik. Museum staff dressed as characters from the plant and animal world will bring the fascinating world of nature to life for you. Enjoy delicious doughnuts, clown performances and a rich entertainment programme. FREE ADMISSION PROGRAMME 10:00 to 14:00 10:00 to 14:00 workshop Mimicry: How Animals Disguise Themselves 10:00 to […]
In accordance with the Decision and amendment to the Decision of the Civil Protection Headquarters of the Republic of Croatia, and due to the consequences of the earthquake in Zagreb on 22 March 2020, all public activities at the Museum have been temporarily suspended and the Museum is closed to visitors. Thank you for your […]
The Upper Town Amadeo Palace, home of the Croatian Natural History Museum, was severely damaged in the strong earthquake that struck Zagreb yesterday. The Museum suffered major damage on the 1st and 2nd floors of the building, and the permanent exhibition known to generations of visitors was damaged, as were the exhibits from the current […]
Since 1977, when the International Council of Museums (ICOM) established International Museum Day on 18 May, numerous museums around the world have opened their doors wide to visitors on that day and presented them with diverse programmes. We were looking forward to that day this year as well; however, like most Zagreb museums located in […]
🐢 World Turtle Day 🐢 #WorldTurtleDay It was established by the non-profit organisation American Tortoise Rescue (ATR) in 1990, with the aim of raising awareness of the importance of turtle protection. Turtles, Chelonia or Testudines, are the oldest living group of reptiles today. It was once believed that they were also the oldest group of […]
What is a mineral? A mineral is a natural formation, created as a result of natural physical and chemical processes, with a specific chemical composition and crystal structure, stable under certain conditions of temperature and pressure. What is the origin of the term mineral? The term mineral is derived from the Latin word mineralis, meaning […]
APPLICATIONS FULL 3 and 4 October 2020, Saturday and Sunday Educational excursion: Paklenica National Park Approximate excursion plan: Saturday, 3 October 2020 10:00 – gathering in Starigrad at the Paklenica National Park Administration, transport by private cars 10:00 – 11:00 – introductory remarks and drive by car along the mountain road to Veliko Rujno 11:00 […]
HEXAGONAL CRYSTAL SYSTEM, including the trigonal subsystem, is a coordinate system with as many as four axes, three of which are equal and horizontally positioned crystallographic axes a1, a2 and a3, each rotated from the others by an angle of 120°. The fourth coordinate axis, or crystallographic axis c, is different from them, either longer […]
Plate tectonics The 50th anniversary of Earth Day, which by coincidence comes exactly one month after the strong earthquake that struck Zagreb and its surroundings on 22 March 2020, is an opportunity to briefly summarise the theory of plate tectonics and in this way try to explain why our planet is so dynamic. The theory […]
Two species of sea turtles permanently inhabit the Mediterranean Sea – the loggerhead turtle (Caretta caretta) and the green turtle (Chelonia mydas). The loggerhead turtle is particularly numerous in the northern Adriatic. Since sea turtles are globally endangered species, the Croatian Natural History Museum, the Blue World Institute from Croatia and seven partners from five […]