Ceremonial handover of the legacy of Prof. Gjuro Pilar

Ceremonial handover of the legacy of Prof. Gjuro Pilar October 10, 2018, Wednesday, at 13:00. On the occasion of the ceremonial handover, an exhibition of the donated material was set up in the exhibition space on the first floor of the museum, selected by Mr. Jančiković and documentalist Marina Višić Vranjković, together with fossil flora […]

Presentation of the new CNHM at the City Office for Culture

On Monday, October 29, a presentation of the project Culture, Science and Education in the Function of Economic Development – the New Croatian Natural History Museum was held at the City Office for Culture of the City of Zagreb, intended for Zagreb museum professionals, primarily directors of city museums and their colleagues. The presentation was […]

Presentation of the New Croatian Natural History Museum at the 22nd Archives, Libraries, Museums seminar

The presentation of the New Croatian Natural History Museum was held at the 22nd Archives, Libraries, Museums Seminar, titled Possibilities of Cooperation in the Environment of Global Information Infrastructure, with the theme Interdisciplinarity and Inclusiveness in the ALM Community. The Director of the Croatian Natural History Museum, Prof. Tatjana Vlahović, PhD, and the Museum’s senior […]

New research – acoustic monitoring of the southern Adriatic

The southern Adriatic is an interesting area used by several species of whales and dolphins. Fin whales, Cuvier’s beaked whales, Risso’s dolphins, bottlenose dolphins, striped dolphins and sperm whales have been recorded in previous research and aerial surveys carried out by the Blue World Institute with its partners. The deepest parts of the southern Adriatic […]

The new Croatian Natural History Museum designed to match the world’s greatest metropolises

All contents will provide visitors with a unique experience and emotion, making them want to share and recommend the experience, new knowledge and insights into natural history to their family, friends and acquaintances. The Director of the Croatian Natural History Museum, Prof. Tatjana Vlahović, PhD, and the Museum’s senior curator, Dr. Iva Mihoci, together with […]

Museum Night 2018 at the Croatian Natural History Museum

Another successful Museum Night at the Croatian Natural History Museum – thank you all! Museums and Sport – Faster, Higher, Stronger… / citius, altius, fortius… 18:00 – 01:00 Free admission. Exhibitions The Eternal Game – the Millennia-Long Connection Between Football, Culture, Architecture and Design January 26 – February 18, 2018. We are pleased to invite […]

Naturfasnik 2018.

Naturfašnik Croatian Natural History Museum Saturday, February 10, from 10:00 to 14:00. Free admission. For the eighth year in a row, the Croatian Natural History Museum is organizing the popular Naturfašnik. On Saturday, February 10, 2018, from 10:00 to 14:00, museum staff dressed as characters from the animal world will introduce visitors to the fascinating […]

Museums Outside Museums – MIM 2018.

Museums Outside Museums will take place from May 16 to May 20, 2018. Project authors: M.Sc. Nediljka Prlj Šimić and Katarina Krizmanić. Visual design author: Nedjeljko Mikac. The Croatian Natural History Museum, in cooperation with the Zagreb Tourist Board, is organizing the event Museums Outside Museums, which will be held on the occasion of International […]

Miocene of Northern Croatia (From Mud to Gold) – publication promotion

We invite you to the promotion of the publication Miocene of Northern Croatia >From Mud to Gold<, by Dr. Davor Vrsaljko, Dr. Marija Bošnjak and Sanja Japundžić. The promotion will take place on Monday, April 16, 2018 at 19:00 in the premises of the Croatian Natural History Museum. “Geologists, researchers of the vanished Paratethys Sea […]

Whale bones found in the Adriatic

That it is always worthwhile to spend time at sea beneath the surface was discovered these days by the boys Patrik and Kristijan. In the underwater area of the small island of Pržnjak near Korčula, they found some large, smelly bones. What delights the boys interests scientists and attracts maritime journalists. A box of bones […]