Museums Blog

Sunny Adriatic by car – travel brochure from 1966

The latest addition to our Photo Gallery of History of Tourism in Croatia  is this image of the cover page of  Sunny Adriatic – by car , a vintage travel broshure printed in 1966.
It shows a bit of so called Jadranska Magistrala, the road that run along the Adriatic Sea , in direction of West with [...]

Night of Museums in Croatia

If you happened to be in Croatia tommorrow (30.01.09) , don’t miss the oportunity to enjoy Night of Museums (Noc Muzeja) - a  night when 45 of Croatian museums do not close their doors after the usual opening hours, but stay open until late at night (1am) .

Convertible Tourist Van from 1964

This convertible van , model ‘Tourist’ 1000 was produced in 1960’s by IMV (Industrija Motornih Vozil) which was a car manufacturer based in Novo Mesto, Slovenia, established in 1954.

Permanent Exhibition History of Tourism in Dubrovnik

The Dubrovnik Tourist Board has recently approved the proposal for permanent exhibition of the History of Tourism in Dubrovnik.

New telescope at the Zagreb Astronomic Observatory

Space buffs in Zagreb these days can now enjoy an even better view of the vastness of space from the Zagreb Astronomical Observatory’s modern new telescope.
The installation of a large apochromatic telescope, worth about 37 thousand euro, lasted almost five months so that the news that the telescope in now functional will likely delight many [...]

The first Mediterranean arboretum in Croatia

The Landscaping Institute of the Zagreb Faculty of Agronomics have conceived a complete project for the creation of the first Mediterranean arboretum in Croatia, which is to be located on the Primošten area islet of Smokvica, in the vicinity of Sibenik.

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