Ethnographic Museum in Zagreb

Museum mission

The protection and presentation of ethnographic heritage.

Address

Open for visitors

General Data

The Ethnographic Museum in Zagreb was founded in 1919; it carries out a museum activity that involves systematic field research, the collection, preservation, protection, specialised and scholarly study and presentation of cultural goods of an ethnographic nature. The museum carries out its activity as a public service. The holdings of the museum consist of about 80,000 objects, the material inventory from the Croatian people, European and non-European peoples. In order to ensure a rational and effective performance of its activities, there are certain organisation units in the museum: 1. the collections and documentation department; 2. the restoration and collective affairs department; 3. the joint specialised affairs department; 4. the administrative, financial and technical affairs department. The museum is the first level reference museum in the museum network of the Republic of Croatia, being the reference museum for all ethnographic museums in the country. This reference activity is run by the museum adviser in line with the instructions of the Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Croatia.