Tehnički muzej Nikola Tesla | |
The main building of the Technical Museum | |
Established | 21 December 1954 (1954-12-21) |
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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 / 45.803493; 15.964508 |
Visitors | 141,045 (2018) |
Founder | City of Zagreb |
Website | www |
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.
History
The Technical Museum was founded in 1954, officially opening to the public on the 14 January 1963. on Savska street. The creator of the concept of this museum was Božo Težak [hr], then a professor of at the Faculty of Science, University of Zagreb.
In 2012, the museum had 125,000 visitors. In 2013, it had over 118,000 visitors, and was the most visited museum in Croatia. With 141,000 visitors in 2018, it was the 7th most visited museum in Croatia.
In June 2015, the City Assembly of the City of Zagreb decided to rename the Technical Museum after Nikola Tesla.
Features
The museum maintains the oldest preserved steam engine in the area, dating from the mid-19th century, which is still operational.
There are various distinct sections in the museum:
- the Planetarium, used to be run by Ante Radonić
- the Beehive exhibit
- the Mine, model of mines for coal, iron and non-ferrous metals, about 300 m (980 ft) long
- the Nikola Tesla study.
The Museum organises educational, study, informative and occasional exhibitions, lectures and panel discussions on popular science, as well as playrooms and workshops.
- 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
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Technical Museum". Zagreb Tourist Board. Retrieved 2006-07-02.
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