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Maritime and History Museum of the Croatian Littoral

46 Reviews

#11 of 78 things to do in Rijeka

Museums, History Museums

Closed Now: 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM

Muzejski Trg 1, Rijeka 51000, Croatia

Open today: 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM

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“Excellent Exhibitions”

This building was Gouverner palace and now become museum with nice rooms from history, great... read more

Reviewed 3 weeks ago

Olga V

Zagreb, Croatia

“enjoyable museum”

From the very friendly receptionist to the interesting (and varied!) exhibitions and the beautiful... read more

Reviewed January 1, 2019

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THE MARITIME AND HISTORY MUSEUM OF THE CROATIAN LITTORAL has been one of the most important meeting-places of culture in the city of Rijeka for the last four decades. With its permanent display and many valuable exhibitions from its own holdings or...more

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Muzejski Trg 1, Rijeka 51000, Croatia

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Olga V

Zagreb, Croatia

3915

Reviewed 3 weeks ago

Excellent Exhibitions

This building was Gouverner palace and now become museum with nice rooms from history, great permanent exhibition and very exciting temporary exhibitions. Now is possible to see exhibition named "Rigojanči", about cake inspired by love of Gipsy violinist and princess- very nice and full of...More

Date of experience: January 2019

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JNF_FNJ

185

Reviewed January 1, 2019

enjoyable museum

From the very friendly receptionist to the interesting (and varied!) exhibitions and the beautiful architecture this museum is well worth a visit! It displays one of only 5 remaining life jackets from the Titanic, and the only one on display in Europe. The official rooms...More

Date of experience: December 2018

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paul d

Bath, United Kingdom

359116

Reviewed October 15, 2018 via mobile

A little run down

Even before you reach the grounds you can tell this museum is not the best. Building could do with a little tlc. It's 30kn to get in which is a little bit expensive for what's inside. Grounds are nice but not looked after very well

Date of experience: October 2018

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MyPorch

Washington DC, District of Columbia

6365

Reviewed June 26, 2018

Could use some TLC but worth a visit

Beautiful old building with some interesting exhibits but overall the museum could use some improvement. The newer exhibits were pretty good but the older ones could use a little better signage. The electronic displays were not very user friendly. It was hard to figure out...More

Date of experience: June 2018

2 Thank MyPorch

zoleesmith

155

Reviewed May 22, 2018 via mobile

More history than maritime

Looked for some maritime themes, but only 1-2 rooms are about it. The rest 18 rooms are about some croatian history. Not too bad but expected a little more from the name. Luckily catched the “Croatian Museums Day” so the entrance was free.

Date of experience: May 2018

2 Thank zoleesmith

Martin K

111

Reviewed March 30, 2018

Great view

If you are bit bored with coastal sidewalk, try to walk up to the Maritime and History Museum, You do not even need to go inside, just enjoy the gardens surrounding it. And beside the relax it offers you a great view at the city...More

Date of experience: August 2017

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Tibor H

Dunakeszi, Hungary

14245

Reviewed September 2, 2017 via mobile

Amaizing museum in a historical building.

Nice museum, friendly and helpful personal close to the city center in a historical building. You can find here interesting facts and atticels from the history of Rijeka. There are some nice interactive modern elements too. We spent here about two ours and it was...More

Date of experience: September 2017

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MatkaPeksi

Jyvaskyla, Finland

Reviewed June 10, 2017 via mobile

Worth the visit

Lot of interesting stuff to see - and the building itself (a former governor's palace) is pretty impressive. Short walk from the Korzo, certainly worth the visit if you're in town and like museums.

Date of experience: June 2017

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CathyDArizona

Mission, Texas

438111

Reviewed October 3, 2016 via mobile

Don't miss this museum

This museum is in the Governor's Palace and is so much more than a maritime museum. Elaborate ceilings and chandeliers in the rooms, lots of finely crafted furniture. Paintings from many different centuries. Uniforms, swords, sabers, guns and rifles on display too. Be sure to...More

Date of experience: October 2016

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periandro

Luxembourg

396234

Reviewed August 25, 2016

Excellent and many sided museum

The Maritime and Historical Museum is located in one of the most beautiful buildings from the nineteenth century in Rijeka. This building used to be a palace which was designed and built as the residence of governors. The relevant construction began in 1892 under the...More