As a result of many years of cooperation between the Croatian Natural History Museum and Croatian Post, on 20 October 2022 the seventh commemorative postal block with two stamps from the “Minerals and Rocks” series was released into circulation. This time, the postal block features motifs of pyrite from Brušane in Lika and loess from […]
The Croatian Natural History Museum is once again closed for this Museum Night. The collections have been moved to modern storage facilities, and the museum building has become a construction site. The European project of the new natural history museum will bring a completely renovated museum by the end of 2023. In the meantime, the […]
From 17 to 19 June 2022, MUZZA Science Week will be held for the first time in the HALA venue, at Heinzelova 96A. We are participating with an interesting program: Exhibition Superorganism Superorganism workshops DNA Detective workshops Meteorite presentation, in cooperation with Dr. Lovro Palaversa SUPERORGANISM – the life forces of social insects Dr. Iva […]
8–11 July 2025Croatian Natural History Museum This two-hour performance by five female dance artists explores themes of environment, surfaces, and spatial time. Dance theorist and sociologist Randy Martin describes dance as a point of intensity; it is not only a specific practice of movement and performance, but also an analytical framework. This work extends that […]
On the occasion of the Science Festival, we are visiting the Nikola Tesla Technical Museum with the exhibition Development of Life on Earth by our museum staff Renata Brezinščak, Petra Šparica and Marina Višić Vranjković. Take a look at the interactive DNA info desk and play the new game DNA Trail by our curator Martina […]
1. Visit by students of the Faculty of Science, Department of Biology, as part of the course Medical and Veterinary Entomology On 17 January 2023, students visited the Entomological Storage Facility of the Croatian Natural History Museum under the guidance of senior curator Assoc. Prof. Dr. Vlatka Mičetić Stanković. During the visit, they learned about […]
The Croatian Natural History Museum participated in the national “Croatian Book Month” initiative, held in libraries across Croatia. Our contribution was organized in cooperation with the “Tin Ujević” Library in Zagreb, where on 4 November 2025 the lecture “Caves and Pits – Underground Treasure of Medvednica” was held. Speaker Damir Lacković introduced 3rd-grade pupils from […]
The Croatian Natural History Museum is once again closed for this Museum Night. The collections have been moved to modern storage facilities, and renovation works on the museum building are in full swing. The European project of the new natural history museum will bring a completely renovated museum by the end of 2023. Spend the […]
VIRTUAL HERBARIUMThe Virtual Herbarium of the Croatian Natural History Museum is a database of photographed herbarium specimens from the Herbarium of Higher Plants and the Trinajstić Herbarium. Only inventoried specimens have been photographed, and the photographs also show labels with the corresponding data. The Virtual Herbarium is regularly updated, depending on the processing of new […]
We invite you to the opening of the virtual exhibition Oysters of Long-Lost Seas at the Bogdan Ogrizović Library in Zagreb, on 7 June 2023 at 19:30. While awaiting its renovation, the Croatian Natural History Museum is presenting its rich museum holdings through virtual exhibitions. The exhibition Oysters of Long-Lost Seas presents the world of […]