Zagreb has a ton of museums. All of them are well organized with most things explained in English. Many of them are regular, “normal” museums filled with art or historical artifacts or science exhibits. Many of them, however, are in a category that is usually denoted as “quirky.”. In total, the collection of museums makes Zagreb a worthwhile destination. Although some were closed because of earthquake damage, more than enough were open.
Museum of Hangovers. A collection of morning-after anecdotes and artifacts (e.g.. stolen sign).
Museum of Mushrooms.
Museum of Chocolate.
Zagreb City Museum.
Ethnographic Museum of Zagreb.
Kloviceva Dvori Gallery.
Zagreb 80s Museum. An apartment of a middle-class family as it would have been furnished shortly before the end of Communist Yugoslavia.
Croatian Society of Fine Arts. The building was designed by the Croatian sculptor Ivan Mestrovic. The exhibit was work by Slavko Kopac.
Museum of Contemporary Art. (Isn’t it obvious?)
Museum of Arts and Crafts.
Museum of Illusions.
Nikola Tesla Technical Museum. This is one of the best science/technology museums I’ve ever visited.
Museum of Archaeology.
Backo Mini Express. This is not technically a museum. Just the lifelong hobby of some guy named Backo. His other hobby is shown behind me in the third picture- The Manhattan skyline is a 10-12,000 piece jigsaw puzzle; he does one a year.
Museum of Broken Relationships. This is the best known of Zagreb’s “quirky” museums.
Gric Tunnel. This is also not a museum. It’s a bomb shelter built in WWII. It was used again during the Homeland War (1991-5). Now it’s primarily a shortcut between 2 Zagreb neighborhoods.
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