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THE AQUARIUM
address: D. Jude 2, phone: +385 20 427 937
open: 8 am - 8 pm, entrance fee: 15 kn, children 10 kn
The Aquarium is located at the first floor of St.
Ivan's Fortress. In the 27 tanks various fish such as eel, red snapper,
ray, sea bass, grouper, John Dory, etc. are exhibited as examples
of the fish species from the Adriatic Sea. Sponges, sea weeds, corals,
starfish, sea urchins, snails, lobsters, sea horse, octopus, etc.
live in smaller tanks and serve as the example of bio diversity
of the sea world in the Adriatic Sea. |
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HOME OF MARIN DRŽIĆ
address: Široka 7, phone: +385 20 420 490
open: 9 am - 2 pm, Sunday closed, entrance fee: 10 kn, children,
students 5 kn
web: http://www.mdc.hr/dubrovnik/
The memorial house of Marin Držić, one of the greatest
Croatian writers, will let you experience the hidden world of the
16th century trough a 40-minute presentation. |
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DOMINICAN MONASTERY AND MUSEUM
address: Sv. Domina 4, phone: +385 20 321 423,
fax: +385 20 311 171
open: 9 am - 6 pm, entrance fee: 10 kn, children 5 kn
The monastery has the museum with artifacts of
Dubrovnik's goldsmiths, reliquaries and other sacral objects. It's
painting collection contains many works of the old masters from
the 14th to 20th century Especially noteworthy are early 16th C
polyptychs of the Dubrovnik School (attributed to Lovro Dobricević);
an altarpiece showing Mary Magdalena with St. Blaise, the Archangel
Raphael, and a donor, by Titian (1554). |
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THE RECTOR'S PALACE
address: Pred dvorom 1, phone: +385 20 321 437
open: 9 am - 6 pm, entrance fee: 15 kn, children 10 kn
Permanent exhibition of artifacts, furniture and
paintings from the time of Dubrovnik Republic. Also the collections
of Dubrovnik Republic's coins, medals, decorations, arm, and stamps
can be exhibited here. |
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CITY WALLS - Association of Friends of Dubrovnik
address: Gundulićeva poljana 2 , phone: +385 20
425 942
open: 9 am - 6.30 pm, entrance fee: 15 kn, children 5 kn
City Walls were built between the 8th and 16th
century. They are 1.940 meters long and up to 40 meters high. City
Walls consist of 5 bastions, 3 round and 12 square-shaped towers.
Entrance: by Sv. Spas Church at Stradun and by St. Ivan Fortress. |
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MARITIME MUSEUM
address: St. John Fort (1th and 2nd floor) ,
phone: +385 20 323 904
open: 9 am - 7 pm (Mondays closed), entrance fee: 15 kn, children
7 kn
Divided into four sections; the period of Dubrovnik
Republic, the age of steam, the Second World War, and the techniques
of sailing and navigation, the exhibition displays maritime heritage
of a wider local area since Dubrovnik Republic until nowadays. |
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MUSEUM OF THE FRANCISCAN MONASTERY
address: Placa 2 , phone: +385 20 410, fax:
385 20 321 029
open: 9 am - 6 pm, entrance fee: 6 kn, children 4 kn
The inventories (ceramics, bowls, laboratory equipment,
and old medical books), of the old Pharmacy are kept in the Franciscan
Monastery Museum, among other highly valued and priceless objects
of Dubrovnik's historic and cultural past. The well-labeled exhibits
include a 15th C silver-gilt cross and silver thurible, an 18th
C crucifix from Jerusalem in mother-of-pearl on olive wood, and
an martyrology (1541) by Bemardin Gucetic (Gozze) and illuminated
Psalters. Among the paintings there is one of Ruđer Bosković painted
in London in 1760, as well as the painting showing the Old Town
before the earthquake. |
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TREASURY OF THE CATHEDRAL
address: Kneza Damjana Jude 1, phone: +385 20
323 459
open: 8 am - 8 pm, Sundays 11 am - 5.30 pm, entrance fee: 5 kn,
children 3 kn
The Treasury consists of 138 reliquaries, most
of which are traditionally carried in procession round the city
on the feast of St. Blaise (February, 3). On the altar stand the
three major reliquaries of St. Blaise: the Reliquary of the Skull,
in the form of a Byzantine crown of enamel and silver filigree work
set with 24 12th C enamels; a 12th C silver-gilt arm reliquary,
set with nine Byzantine enamels (originally 18th C); and a 17th
C silver filigree leg reliquary with the arms of the Republic in
enamel. Behind is a large late-Gothic silver Cross enclosing part
of the true cross, decorated with relief's in silver-gilt by J.
Matov (16th C), and a silver statuette of St. Blaise. |
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RUPE ETNOGRAPHIC MUSEUM
address: Od Rupa, phone: +385 20 412 545
open: 9 am - 6 pm, entrance fee: 10 kn, children 5 kn
w eb: http://www.mdc.hr/dubrovnik/
The granary built in 1542 - 1590 with 15 huge storage
chambers engraved in the rocks. The average yearly temperature in
the chambers is 17.5° C. |
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MUSEUM OF THE SIGURATA CONVENT
address: Od Sigurate 13, phone: +385 20 321
467
open: upon request or prior announcement,
entrance fee: 5 kn, children 3 kn
The exhibit includes a collection of paintings,
silverware, votive items, 14th century procession cross, etc. This
exhibit illustrates the life of the convent in Dubrovnik. |
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MUSEUM OF THE ORTHODOX CHURCH
address: Od Puča 8, phone: +385 20 426 260,
fax: +385 20 433 833
open: 9.00 -13.00 every day except Sunday,
entrance fee: 10 kn, children 5 kn
The exhibition displays the collection of 77 icons
dating from 15th to 19th century. The icons originate from Dubrovnik,
Kotor, Risan, Russia, Greece, Byzant, etc. Also the eight paintings
of famous Dubrovnik's painter Vlaho Bukovac can be seen there. |
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CHURCH OF St. MARY AT DANČE
address: Danče
open: the church is open for occasions and upon
prior arrangement.
This ancient church with a cemetery was constructed
in the 15th C as a part of the quarantine for the contagious that
existed at the location for full two centuries. The church houses
two works of art of particular relevance: The Polyptych by Lovro
Dobričević (15th C) and the Triptych by Nikola Božidarević, the
masterpiece of the Dubrovnik painting of the 16th C. |
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THE SYNAGOGUE
address: Žudioska 5, phone: +385 20 321 028
open: upon request or prior announcement,
entrance fee: 5 kn, children 3 kn
The oldest Sephardic and the second oldest synagogue
in Europe. It was the only Synagogue that functioned during the
Second World War. The offices of the Jewish Community of Dubrovnik
are located at the first floor of the building. The synagogue is
still in use and preserves its original 17th century furniture. |
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STATE ARCHIVES IN DUBROVNIK
address: Palača Sponza, phone: +385 20 321 032,
fax: +385 20 321 190
open: 7 am - 2 pm
web: http://www.dad.hr,
E-mail: arhiv-dubrovnik@dad.hr
The State Archives are housed in one of the most
beautiful buildings in the City, the ancient Sponza Palace. With
its 8.000 linear meters of documentation it represents the thousand
year old memory of the City and its surroundings. |
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ARCHEOLOGICAL MUSEUM
address: Braće Andrijića 7, phone: +385 20 429 461
web: http://www.mdc.hr/dubrovnik/
Without a permanent address or a permanent display,
the Archeological Museum, containing a small reference library,
is located in the rooms allocated to it for temporary use. The museum
holdings are divided into seven separate collections. |
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