Technical Museum, Zagreb

Technical Museum, Zagreb
Tehnički muzej

The main building of the Technical Museum
Established 21 December 1954 (1954-12-21)
Location 18 Savska Street, Zagreb, Croatia
Coordinates 45°48′13″N 15°57′52″E / 45.803493°N 15.964508°E / 45.803493; 15.964508Coordinates: 45°48′13″N 15°57′52″E / 45.803493°N 15.964508°E / 45.803493; 15.964508
Visitors 162,312 (2014)[1]
Founder City of Zagreb
Website www.tehnicki-muzej.hr

Technical Museum (Croatian: Tehnički muzej) is located at 18 Savska Street in Zagreb and it exhibits numerous historic aircraft, cars, machinery and equipment.[2]

History

The museum was founded in 1954 and went into operation in Savska Street in 1963.[3]

In 2012, the museum had 125,000 visitors.[3] In 2013, it had over 118,000 visitors, and was the most visited museum in Croatia.[4]

Features

Museum

The Technical Museum maintains the oldest preserved steam engine in the area, dating from the mid-19th century, which is still operational.[5]

There are various distinct sections in the museum:

The Museum organises educational, study, informative and occasional exhibitions, lectures and panel discussions on popular science, as well as playrooms and workshops.

References

  1. "Tehnički muzej posjetilo 162.312 ljudi". Večernji list (in Croatian). 20 January 2015. Retrieved 20 January 2015.
  2. "Tehnički muzej". Official web site (in Croatian). Technical Museum, Zagreb, Croatia. Retrieved 2010-12-27.
  3. 1 2 "Pogodite gdje možete odjednom obići svemir, ući u podmornicu i sresti Nikolu Teslu". Večernji list (in Croatian). 2014-01-14. Retrieved 2014-01-17.
  4. "Ovaj muzej najposjećeniji je u Hrvatskoj, ponovno!". Večernji list (in Croatian). 2014-01-17. Retrieved 2014-01-17.
  5. "Vertical Piston Steam Engine". Technical Museum, Zagreb. 1998. Retrieved 2011-10-11.
  6. 1 2 3 4 "Technical Museum". Zagreb Tourist Board. Retrieved 2006-07-02.

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