Technical Museum Nikola Tesla will show you the evolution of science and technology. In addition, experience a 350-meter model mine underneath the museum or observe a rotating magnetic field and Tesla’s inventions.
TIP: THE TRAM CAR M24 FROM 1924 DRIVES MUSEUM VISITORS AROUND ZAGREB EVERY SUNDAY AT 9:30 AM. THE APIARY IS OPEN FOR VISITORS ONLY DURING SUMMER. THE MUSEUM MAINTAINS THE OLDEST PRESERVED STEAM ENGINE IN THE AREA.
Technical Museum Nikola Tesla shows the development and application of technological advances. Along with its permanent display, it features special exhibits such as the Planetarium, the Apisarium, the Mine, and the Nikola Tesla study.
The museum was established in 1954 to promote science and technology. Since 1958 it is situated in the former Zagreb Fair wooden buildings in the city centre.
The building is an exhibit on its own. A rare early 20th-century example of European engineering concept of expo-halls timber structures with a large span.
Throughout the years they collected some 10,000 items typical for the 19th and 20th-century industrial era. The museum is interesting as you get to see the evolution of science and technology through their displays.
Technical Museum Nikola Tesla Exhibitions
Energy Transformation displaying steam engines, internal combustion motors and a collection of machine models
Means of Transportation exhibiting 20th-century airplanes, a locomotive, Dubrovnik tram car, old mobiles and military vehicles
Fire-Fighting Department of historic vehicles and firefighting equipment
Essential Agriculture exhibits with live Apiary
Astronautics Department with a Planetarium exhibiting famous spacecraft, rocket-carriers, and orbit stations
Geology/Mining/Oil featuring a 350-meter model mine and displaying methods we used to find ores and minerals
A Demonstration Cabinet of Nikola Tesla in Major Figures of Croatian Science and Technology section