Tourist Attractions in Split

There are also a large number of museums and art galleries in Split, with a large number of precious collections. ●The Archaeological Museum (Croatian: Arheolo?ki muzej) is located at Zlinsko-Francopanska Street 25. It has a branch in Solin and two regional exhibition halls in Metkovi?. and Vis Island. The Split Archaeological Museum is the oldest museum in Croatia. It was built in 1820 according to the decision of the Dalmatian government when the capital was still in Zadar. It contains 150,000 items from prehistoric and ancient Greek colonial periods, Roman provincial periods and Christian period. Artifacts relating to Croatian rulers from early times up to the early Middle Ages. The museum's collection of Salona stone carvings and ancient Greek pottery, mirrors from the Roman era, ancient lamps and tools made of animal bones or metals is also amazing. In addition, the museum also has a large collection of ancient and medieval coins and has an archive library.

●The Croatian Museum of Archeology and Monument Research (Croatian: Muzej hrvatskih arheolo?kih sporenika) is located at 18 Meshtrovicevo-Shetalishte Street. It is the only museum in Croatia that studies the history from ancient times to Museum of medieval Croatian national artifacts. Especially the period of formation of the Croatian state from the 9th to the 12th century. The museum was founded in Knin in 1893, soon moved to Sini and Klis, and finally to Split in 1976. Its collections include jewelry, weapons and daily necessities, including a large number of stone carvings and interiors of early Croatian churches. The collection of medieval handicrafts, clay sculptures and ancient Croatian Latin monuments is the most complete of its kind in Europe.

●Split City Museum (Croatian: Muzej Grada Splita) is located at No. 1 Papaliceva Street. The main building of the museum is the original Papalic Palace, which mainly collects Split Urban, economic, cultural and artistic monuments. The museum also houses the Emmanuel Vidovic Gallery, which exhibits works by the most important Split painter of the 20th century.

●The Ethnographic Museum (Croatian: Etnografski muzej) is located at 1 Severova Street. It displays a large number of collections from the Dalmatian region that show the changes in traditional ethnic culture from ancient times to modern times. The museum was built in 1910 and plays an important role in making contemporary Croatian culture follow Croatian historical traditions and protecting and promoting Croatian national culture.

●Croatian Nautical Museum (Croatian: Hrvatski pomorski muzej) is located at 18 Gragoliashka Street. It collects a large number of nautical items, supplies, weapons, navigation tools and medals, ship models, Uniforms, equipment and related art works, and for the exhibition of military navigation and naval history, it is planned to establish a permanent exhibition area to display the changes and progress of Croatian maritime history from the arrival of Slavic tribes to today's Croatia until the present day.

●The Split Natural Museum and Zoo (Croatian: Prirodoslovni musej i zooloski vrt) is located at No. 2, Kolombatovichevo-Shetalishte Street on the Marijan Peninsula. ●The Split Art Museum (Croatian: Galerija umjetnina), located at Kralija Tomislava Street 15, is a fine art museum that houses a large collection from the 14th century to the present, showing Split The history of the development of art. The art gallery was established in 1931. It also has a permanent exhibition stand displaying famous painters and sculptors in Croatian history such as Vlaho Bukovac, Mato Celestin Medovic, Bu Paintings and sculptures by Ranislav Deshkovic, Ivan Meshtrovich, Emmanuel Vidovich and Ignat Job. The art museum also collects a large number of oil paintings with religious themes and provides a dedicated display platform for the works of contemporary artists. In May 2009, the Art Museum re-established a branch on the site of the former Split Hospital inpatient building, located behind Diocletian's Palace.

●The Ivan Me?trovi? Art Museum (Croatian: Galerija Metrovi?) is located on the Marijan Peninsula. Its collections mainly include the most famous Croatian sculptor of the 20th century, Ivan Me?trovi?. works. The museum displays Meshtrovich's most famous works, and the shape of the museum resembles a monument to fine art. The museum's permanent collection includes sculptures, drawings, designs, furniture and architectural models. The building and grounds of the museum were all designed and constructed according to Meshtrovich's own requirements. Like the exhibition area, the living and working areas are also included in the museum. Not far from the art gallery, there is the Kashtelet-Crikvin Church. It is worth mentioning that the patterns on the wooden walls of the church were designed by Ivan Meshtrovich himself. Engraved.