Croatian Natural History Museum
The Croatian Natural History Museum is the national center and parent institution
for the collection, preservation, protection, presentation, and scientific study
of natural history museum materials.
About the Museum
Approximately 1.5 million specimens are housed within the museum’s zoological,
botanical, geological, and mineralogical collections, supported by a long tradition
of scientific research into natural heritage.
The Museum has a rich library and publishes the scientific and professional journal
Natura Croatica. The wealth of its collections, exhibitions, workshops,
and scientific work make it a key institution for natural sciences and an educational
center for natural history.
Administration and Organizational Structure
Croatian Natural History Museum
Demetrova 1, Zagreb
53150371536
080155049
HR17 2360 0001 1014 4980 8
Contact
- Tel: +385 1 4851700
- Fax: +385 1 4851644
- Website: www.hpm.hr
- E-mail: hpm@hpm.hr, info@hpm.hr
- Office hours for visitors: Monday–Friday, 8:00 AM – 3:00 PM
Museum Administration
Director
Prof. Dr. Tatjana Vlahović
tatjana.vlahovic@hpm.hr
Tel. +385 1 4851645
Administrative Associate
Dunja Špiljak
dunja.spiljak@hpm.hr
Tel. +385 1 4851645
Heads of Departments
Dr. Martina Šašić Kljajo
martina.sasic@hpm.hr
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Marija Bošnjak
marija.bosnjak@hpm.hr
Dr. Martina Podnar Lešić
m.podnar@hpm.hr
Dr. Ivan Razum
ivan.razum@hpm.hr
Dr. Igor Boršić
suzana.buzjak@hpm.hr
Martin Glavinić
martin.glavinic@hpm.hr
Governing Board
- Dr. Iva Mihoci — President
- Vedran Horvat, M.A. — Member, Vice-President
- Snježana Prusec Kovačić — Member
- Dr. Jelena Puđak — Member
- Assoc. Prof. Dr. Marija Bošnjak — Member
Departments
General Affairs Department
Marija Pačar – Museum Secretary
marija.pacar@hpm.hr
Jasna Tucak – Senior Expert Associate for Legal and Administrative Affairs on Projects
jasna.tucak@hpm.hr
Irena Poljančić – Head of Financial and Accounting Affairs
irena.poljancic@hpm.hr, tel. +385 1 4627 312
Anita Janječić – Bookkeeper and Cashier
anita.janjecic@hpm.hr
Ivanka Periček – Expert Associate for Financial and Accounting Affairs, Department Head
ivanka.pericek@hpm.hr
Ksenija Starček – Sales Associate
ksenija.starcek@hpm.hr
Slobodanka Vuić – Sales Clerk
Maja Lepen – Receptionist and Information Officer
Krešimir Novak – Senior Technical Organizer
kresimir.novak@hpm.hr
Stjepan Benaković – Maintenance Technician
Roman Milinović – Driver
Natali Popović – Cleaner
Andrea Kunst – Cleaner
Mirjana Filković – Cleaner
Irena Ranogajec – Cleaner
Nada Špresa Unger – Cleaner
Miroslav Pavičević – Porter
General Services Department
This department performs tasks common to all natural science departments,
including library and archival materials, publishing and promotional activities,
publication of the museum journal, and educational programmes.
The educational unit organizes programmes and activities for various age groups
and institutions.
General Services Department Staff
Museum Advisor
renata.brezinscak@hpm.hr
Museum Educator
mia.sepcevic@hpm.hr
Museum Advisor, Exhibition Curator
jasminka.poklecki@hpm.hr
Darija Ćaleta
darija.caleta@hpm.hr
library@hpm.hr
Branimir Ivić
branimir.ivic@hpm.hr
Martin Glavinić
martin.glavinic@hpm.hr
Marina Višić Vranjković
marina.visic@hpm.hr
Mišo Paunović
miso.paunovic@hpm.hr
Antonio Svorenji
antonio.svorenji@hpm.hr
Ivan Bašić
ivan.basic@hpm.hr
Denis Leiner
denis.leiner@hpm.hr
Iva Križić
iva.krizic@hpm.hr
Mirna Gužvica
mirna.guzic@hpm.hr
Marketing
The marketing department oversees exhibition programmes, special projects such as
Museum Night and Naturfašnik, cooperation with media and promotional campaigns,
promotion of the permanent exhibition and collections, visitor relations development,
organization of souvenirs, and the rental of museum spaces and exhibits.
Branimir Ivić
branimir.ivic@hpm.hr
Martin Glavinić
martin.glavinic@hpm.hr
Library
The Library of the Croatian Natural History Museum is a specialized library containing
more than 50,000 volumes of scientific and professional literature available to museum
staff, experts, and the public interested in natural sciences.
The Collection of Old and Rare Natural History Books of the Croatian Natural History Museum
was established in 2011. It includes the oldest and most valuable monographic editions
printed before 1850. The oldest books in the collection were printed in Italy in the 17th century.
Library information
- Managed by: Darija Ćaleta, BSc in Biology and graduate librarian, Library Advisor
- Contact: +385 1 4627 301
- Library Catalogue
- Bibliographies of Professional Staff
History of the Croatian Natural History Museum and the Amadeo Palace
Historic palace
The Croatian Natural History Museum is located in a historic aristocratic palace
on the fortifications of Zagreb’s Upper Town. Between 1797 and 1834, the first
public theatre in Zagreb — the Amadeo Theatre, named after Count Anton Amadeo
de Varkony — operated in this building.
Origins of the collections
The origins of today’s natural history collections date back to the Croatian National
Revival period, when the National Museum was founded in 1846 in Opatička Street.
The collections gradually expanded through the work of distinguished naturalists
and the first museum scholars, such as Spiridion Brusina, Gjuro Pilar, and Dragutin
Gorjanović-Kramberger.
Museum work today
The Museum collects, preserves, researches, and presents Croatia’s natural heritage.
Today, its collections contain more than 2 million specimens of minerals, rocks,
fossils, plants, and animals.
Professional activities are carried out within specialized departments:
geological-paleontological, zoological, mineralogical-petrographic, botanical,
and conservation-preparation departments.
Library, journal and programme
The Museum Library was founded in 1868, while the journal Natura Croatica
has been published since 1992. Since 2000, the Scene Amadeo summer programme has
been held annually in the museum atrium.
Mission and Vision
A researched, valued, and protected natural and cultural heritage of Croatia.
Collection, preservation, protection, presentation, and study of natural history museum materials,
education and popularization of natural sciences, and scientific research aimed at evaluating
and protecting Croatia’s natural heritage.
The Museum possesses a rich library and publishes the scientific journal
Natura Croatica, indexed in numerous international citation databases.
The wealth of natural history materials, thematic exhibitions and workshops,
scientific and professional research, and highly educated staff make it a key
institution for natural sciences and an educational center.
Status as a First-Level Parent Museum
Based on the Museums Act and the Regulations on the Method and Criteria for Integration
into the Museum System of the Republic of Croatia, the Croatian Natural History Museum
is the parent institution for natural history museums in Croatia.
Museum Director Prof. Dr. Tatjana Vlahović is a member of the Museum System Council,
while Dr. Irena Grbac, Museum Advisor, serves as the first-level parent museum coordinator.
Parent museum activities include
- Professional and advisory assistance to museums and other owners of museum collections and materials
- Improvement of professional museum work and enhancement of museum collection protection and preservation
- Coordination of museum work and development within the Museum System
- Professional supervision of museum activities
- Other duties in accordance with the Museums Act
Contact Information
Croatian Natural History Museum
Demetrova 1, Zagreb
Tel: +385 1 4851700
E-mail: hpm@hpm.hr, info@hpm.hr
Website: www.hpm.hr