Museum of Slavonia

Osijek, Croatia

Museum of Slavonia is the largest general-type museum in Croatia. It was established in 1877 in Osijek. Since 1946, it is located in the City Magistracy building, constructed in 1702 for the purposes of the Vienna Chamber, town government and police. Today, among the museums numerous collections, the most prized are the Roman Mursa and numismatic collections. The Museum's library contains more than 70,000 books.

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Founded: 1877
Category: Museums in Croatia

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Vlayko (2 years ago)
Everything you need to know about Slavonia's culture is here!
mar lego (3 years ago)
The Museum of Slavonia is the oldest museum in Slavonia and covers all aspects of the history of the region and that of Osijek. Its a great place to ramble about. Recently a museum of Archaeology has been established and the archaeological collectuon is in the process of being relocated.
Darko Bilandzic (4 years ago)
Great musuem with amazing exibits and story. Biggest museum in Croatia. Great, knowledgeable people working there. Must see!
Željko Tojić (5 years ago)
I think it is unfortunately poorly attended let the citizens imagine they have time for everything!
Zlatko Durmis (5 years ago)
Very nice and spacious two storey museum. At the bottom is a large spacious hall with wooden benches for seating. The exhibit material is mostly upstairs. They have various objects from the Stone, Bronze Age, Roman times and mostly the ancient past from these areas. Some stone objects even date back to 5000 BC. They have artifacts, ornaments, pottery, bones, weapons ... Very interesting and instructive.
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