Maritime Museum in Dubrovnik

This tourist attraction – the Maritime Museum in Dubrovnik – is located in the Dubrovnik Fortress of St John. Pomorski muzej u Dubrovniku was founded in 1941, and began its journey by organising an exhibition entitled Maritime Routes and Dubrovnik through the Centuries. From 1949 the museum was part of the Yugoslav Academy of Sciences and Arts, and in 1987 it merged with the Dubrovnik Museum.

We have already mentioned that the museum is located in the Fortress of St John, which was restored after the catastrophic earthquake of 1979. The museum's permanent exhibition was set up in 1986, and it presents the maritime history of the town of Dubrovnik and its surroundings.

Today the museum is of exceptional historical and cultural importance, and is also a very well-visited tourist destination. Every year a large number of guests visit the Maritime Museum in Dubrovnik, admiring the permanent exhibition and the numerous exhibitions organised every year.

Exhibits in the museum

The exhibition includes models of ships from the 17th, 18th and 19th centuries. There are also numerous flags, cannons and other weapons, as well as nautical instruments, ship's logs, maps, various documents, and a valuable library with many rare copies of books and important archival material.

Permanent exhibition of the Maritime Museum in Dubrovnik

Only some of the items from the museum's permanent exhibition are:

Goblet

Navigation compass

Bill of lading of the sailing ship "Sto Nic. Jozepo"

Cover of the ship's logbook of the Dubrovnik ship "S. Spirito"

Model of a Dubrovnik galleon

Maritime atlas by Placido Caloiro Oliva

Ship's pharmacy from a sailing ship of the Republic of Dubrovnik

Sailor's chest

Consular diploma of the Republic of Dubrovnik

Document of the Dubrovnik consul in Lisbon

Dubrovnik pulaka

Fragment of the state ship's flag

Figurehead – decorative figure from the bow of the sailing ship "Abraham"

Model of a ship of the schooner-brig type

Ship's pharmacy from the Dubrovnik sailing ship "Rado"

Bark "Eber"

Ship "Danica"

P/B "Dubrovnik"

Decorative figurehead of a large trabaccolo

P/B "Daksa"

If you would like to view the exhibits, feel free to visit the museum and enjoy the rich history of the town. The museum vividly illustrates the connection between the Republic of Dubrovnik and the rest of the world, especially its links via shipping routes, which played an important role in trade.

Nearby places: Dubrovnik Aquarium (50 m), Fortress of St John (50 m), Konoba "Ribar" (50 m), Mala Buža Bar (100 m), Konoba Aquarius (100 m)