Zadar National Museum and exhibition space of the Zadar City Museum

The beginnings of museum activity in Zadar date back to 1832, when Il Museo Nazionale was founded as a general regional museum for Dalmatia at the time. From these roots, today’s National Museum Zadar was formally established in 1962 through the merger of four independent museum and gallery institutions, which now serve as the Museum’s departments: the Ethnological Department, the Natural History Department, the Museum of the City of Zadar, and the Art Gallery.

Please note: The exhibition space of the Museum of the City of Zadar at this location is currently closed to visitors!

The National Museum Zadar includes:

Four Departments:

• Natural History Department – located in the Providur’s Palace.
• Ethnological Department – located in the City Guardhouse (Gradska straža).
• Museum of the City of Zadar – The department’s permanent exhibition, “SIX SALON STORIES,” can be viewed in the Rector’s Palace (Kneževa palača), and the department’s temporary exhibitions are held in the Museum of Two Palaces (Muzej II Palače) and the City Loggia (Gradska loža).
• Art Gallery – exhibitions are held in the Rector’s Palace and the City Loggia.

Two Regional Collections:

• Ethnographic Collection in Veli Iž on Iž Island – Due to technical reasons, this collection is currently closed!
• Cultural-Historical Collection in Mali Iž on Iž Island.

Activities in the city of Zadar are carried out at the following locations:

• City Loggia (Gradska loža)
• City Guardhouse (Gradska straža)
• Rector’s Palace (Kneževa palača) – Museum of Two Palaces
• Providur’s Palace (Providurova palača) – Museum of Two Palaces (entrance through the Rector’s Palace)
• Small Arsenal Visitor Center

Two Professional Services:

• Department of Museum Documentation
• Pedagogical-Andragogical Department