The Nikola Tesla Technical Museum (Croatian: Tehnički muzej Nikola Tesla) is a technology museum located in Zagreb, Croatia, which collects and showcases scientific and technical appliances used in the country's history. It exhibits numerous historic aircraft, cars, machinery and equipment.[2]
Tehnički muzej Nikola Tesla | |
 The main building of the Technical Museum | |
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| Established | 21 December 1954 |
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| Location | 18 Savska Street, Zagreb, Croatia |
| Coordinates | 45°48′13″N 15°57′52″E / 45.803493°N 15.964508°E |
| Visitors | 141,045 (2018)[1] |
| Founder | City of Zagreb |
| Website | www |
History
editThe Technical Museum was founded in 1954, officially opening to the public on the 14 January 1963. on Savska street.[3] The creator of the concept of this museum was Božo Težak, then a professor of at the Faculty of Science, University of Zagreb.[4]
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.[5] With 141,000 visitors in 2018, it was the 7th most visited museum in Croatia.[1]
In June 2015, the City Assembly of the City of Zagreb decided to rename the Technical Museum after Nikola Tesla.[6]
Features
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The museum maintains the oldest preserved steam engine in the area, dating from the mid-19th century, which is still operational.[7]
There are various distinct sections in the museum:
- the Planetarium,[8] used to be run by Ante Radonić
- the Beehive exhibit[8]
- the Mine, model of mines for coal, iron and non-ferrous metals, about 300 m (980 ft) long[8]
- the Nikola Tesla study.[8]
The Museum organises educational, study, informative and occasional exhibitions, lectures and panel discussions on popular science, as well as playrooms and workshops.
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A historic tram model used in Dubrovnik -
A Commodore PET 2001, an early personal computer developed in 1977 -
A statue of Nikola Tesla -
The passport of Nikola Tesla -
A gramophone, vinyl player, and radio, all on display.
References
edit- ^ a b "Posjećenost hrvatskih muzeja u 2018. godini" (PDF). mdc.hr (in Croatian). Zagreb: Museum Documentation Center. Retrieved 28 February 2020.
- ^ "Tehnički muzej". Official web site (in Croatian). Technical Museum, Zagreb, Croatia. Retrieved 2010-12-27.
- ^ a b "Pogodite gdje možete odjednom obići svemir, ući u podmornicu i sresti Nikolu Teslu". Večernji list (in Croatian). 2014-01-14. Retrieved 2014-01-17.
- ^ "On this day, in 1980, Božo Težak passed away" (in Croatian). Computing Assosciation of Zagreb. 16 May 2014. Retrieved 25 September 2021.
- ^ "Ovaj muzej najposjećeniji je u Hrvatskoj, ponovno!". Večernji list (in Croatian). 2014-01-17. Retrieved 2014-01-17.
- ^ "Tehnički muzej preimenovan u Tehnički muzej Nikole Tesle". Večernji list (in Croatian). 2015-06-18. Retrieved 2016-09-04.
- ^ "Vertical Piston Steam Engine". Technical Museum, Zagreb. 1998. Retrieved 2011-10-11.
- ^ a b c d "Technical Museum". Zagreb Tourist Board. Retrieved 2006-07-02.
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