Croatian Maritime Museum in Split

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The Croatian Maritime Museum in Split was founded in 1997 with a decision of the city council of Split, and the municipal authority is thus the founder and owner of the museum. It was opened to the public in 2000 with the exhibition Ships, Weapons, Wars. It is classified as a specialised type of museum institution, its basic task being to research, assemble, preserve and present the material and intangible maritime heritage mainly from the Croatian Adriatic ever since prehistory. The museum is located in a prime heritage building – Gripe Fort, a unique entirely preserved fortification structure in Split built in the 17th century, which was made the object of a Ministry of Culture protection order in 2006. The museum has 1,260 square metres of indoor space and several thousand metres of open air courtyard space in which some of the exhibits are located. Most of the indoor space is used as exhibition space for the interim display – 8 exhibition rooms with about 900 square metres. The archives and library of the museum are open to all members of the public who need expertise in this area.