Top 20 best museums in Croatia2026 ranking

I didn't know him before, but Bukovac is a major artist in Croatia. He is a great painter. The visit to his childhood home is very interesting. Many objects are still in place, notably some easels. Several works are also on display. I really liked the very bucolic garden.

I was not familiar with this style of painting at all, and I found the discovery very interesting and quite surprising. The works on display are colorful and numerous. The museum is housed in a beautiful building, an old palace. Although the visit is fairly short, the entrance fee is not very expensive.

I really liked visiting this museum, which will appeal to archaeology fans. It spans several floors, with the oldest periods on the upper levels, and that is actually where you should start your visit. The collections are rich and quite varied.

I really liked visiting this museum, which is a real change from everything else we know. It showcases breakups through objects and personal stories. I thought it was super cool, and I didn't see the time go by. It is easy to identify with the stories being told, which are sometimes funny and sometimes very sad.

I visited the Museum of the City of Zagreb pretty quickly because I did not have much time, but I found it very interesting. The various collections are rich and varied with many objects. Starting with this museum will allow you to better understand the history of Zagreb.

Located in the wonderful setting of the Poor Clares convent, this large museum tells the entire history of the city in chronological order, from its founding to the modern era. I preferred the ground floor section, which houses some superb scale models and helps you really understand the origins of Zagreb. I was less convinced by the floors dedicated to the 19th and 20th centuries, as they were less detailed. Go if you are interested in the birth of the city, otherwise it is not essential.

The Dubrovnik Maritime Museum and the aquarium are located in the same building, a very well-preserved old fortress. I suggest you take the opportunity to visit both. The museum is very interesting and teaches you a lot about the maritime history of the city, plan on about an hour. The aquarium is rich and features many species. Plan on another hour for that as well.

Like many others, we visited this museum because of its unique subject matter. In the end, it is just real breakup stories on display, accompanied by various objects. The biographer in me got caught up in it and I really enjoyed discovering these accounts. Even so, it does get repetitive. There is a lot of reading, so it is better to visit alone.

I wasn't really sure what to expect when visiting this museum, but I was hoping to have fun or be surprised at every turn. Actually, not really. You will find a lot of real-life stories about breakups here. A bit disappointed.

A museum that brings together works of art, but also and especially everyday objects from the region from different eras, from prehistory to the modern age. The main explanations are written in English (not in French). However, the detailed explanations are written only in Croatian. A shame.