Krapina Neanderthal Museum
About museum
The site of Krapina Neanderthals "Hušnjakovo" is protected as the first paleontological natural monument in Croatia, and belongs to the most significant paleoanthropological sites in the world. Thanks to geologist and paleontologist Dragutin Gorjanović Kramberger, the exceptional wealth of finds and the discovery of the largest habitat of Neanderthal man has remained an unsurpassed source of modern scientific information to this day. About nine hundred human fossil bones, numerous fossil remains of Pleistocene animals and more than a thousand pieces of stone tools from the Paleolithic period were found. The age of this rich paleontological site corresponds to 125,000 years ago.
The new Krapina Neanderthal Museum was opened in February 2010 and follows the idea of excellence founded by Dragutin Gorjanović Kramberger, a scientist who announced to the world the unique findings of a fossil man from Krapina. The authors of the project and realization of the museum, architect Željko Kovačić and paleontologist Jakov Radovčić, together with numerous collaborators, have set up an excellent museum that interprets the phenomenon of the creation of man in an interactive way. The permanent exhibition of the museum is conceived in 18 thematic units that take us far into the past, from the oldest past of the Earth to the beginning of civilization and the modern age, with a special emphasis on the famous discovery in Krapina and the importance of the collection of Krapina Neanderthals.
The daily life of these early inhabitants is shown as part of the largest diorama of its kind in the world, and it represents a community of Neanderthals of different ages and sexes, gathered in a semi-cave around a hearth.
The Krapina Neanderthal Museum is one of the most modern museums in the world, which contains numerous interactive contents that stimulate all the visitors' senses. Multimedia installations, films, information kiosks, virtual walks and holograms amaze visitors, and excellent museum workshops are a special experience.
General information
Address:
Šetalište Vilibalda Sluge bb
49000 Krapina
Phone/Fax: ++385 (0) 49 371 491, ++385 (0) 49 371 968
Museum manager: Eduard Vasiljević, MSc in Geology
E-mail: mkn@mhz.hr
Web: mkn.mhz.hr
Krapina Neanderthal Museum employees
DIRECTOR of the Museums of Hrvatsko Zagorje
Jurica Sabol, grad. engr. of geology, senior curator
HEAD OF ORGANIZATIONAL UNIT 3, Krapina Neanderthal Museum
Eduard Vasiljević, grad. engr. of geology, senior curator
Lorka Lončar Uvodić, prof., museum advisor (educator)
Nikolina Ileković, mag. geol., curator
Mirjana Biljan, prof., curator (educator)
Mario Tadić, grad. engr., expert associate
Stipe Komić, museum technician, trade union representative
Romana Kamenečki, senior clerk
Janko Jambrek, clerk
Irena Vozila, clerk
Nevenka Vučilovski, housekeeper
Josip Matuša, other positions of the III. category (security guard)