Archaeological Museum in Osijek ( Croatian Arheološki muzej Osijek ) is an archaeological museum in the Croatian city of Osijek .
| Archaeological Museum in Osijek | |
|---|---|
| Horv. Arheološki muzej Osijek | |
| Established | 2005 |
| Address | |
| Director | Zvonko Bojčić |
| Site | web.archive.org/web/2012... |
The museum is located on the territory of the Osijek fortress Tvrđa. The exposition is housed in the building of the former main guard on Holy Trinity Square. In addition, the museum has a room in the so-called “House Brožan” (Kuća Brožan) on the square of Yuri Krizhanich .
The museum was founded on April 28, 2005 according to a special decree of the Government of Croatia .
The premises of the former main guard serves as a showroom for visitors, while the administration of the institution, auxiliary services, workshops, etc. are located in the house of Brozhan. Officially, the Osijek Archaeological Museum was opened to visitors on November 16, 2007 . The opening ceremony was attended by Croatian Minister of Culture Božo Biškupić.
Today the museum is the only specialized museum in the eastern part of Croatia, which carries out scientific research and archaeological excavations.