Nikola Tesla Technical Museum
Historic aircraft, cars, machinery and equipment
Tehnički muzej Nikola Tesla
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The main building of the Technical Museum
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Established | 21 December 1954 ( 1954-12-21 ) |
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Location | 18 Savska Street, Zagreb , Croatia |
Coordinates | 45°48′13″N 15°57′52″E / 45.803493°N 15.964508°E / 45.803493; 15.964508 |
Visitors | 141,045 (2018) [1] |
Founder | City of Zagreb |
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The Nikola Tesla Technical Museum ( Croatian : Tehnički muzej Nikola Tesla ) is a technology museum located in Zagreb , Croatia , which collects and showcases scientific and technical appliances used in the country's history. It exhibits numerous historic aircraft , cars , machinery and equipment. [2]
History
The Technical Museum was founded in 1954, officially opening to the public on the 14 January 1963. on Savska street. [3] The creator of the concept of this museum was Božo Težak [ hr ] , then a professor of at the Faculty of Science, University of Zagreb . [4]
In 2012, the museum had 125,000 visitors. [3] In 2013, it had over 118,000 visitors, and was the most visited museum in Croatia. [5] With 141,000 visitors in 2018, it was the 7th most visited museum in Croatia. [1]
In June 2015, the City Assembly of the City of Zagreb decided to rename the Technical Museum after Nikola Tesla . [6]
Features
The museum maintains the oldest preserved steam engine in the area, dating from the mid-19th century, which is still operational. [7]
There are various distinct sections in the museum:
- the Planetarium , [8] used to be run by Ante Radonić
- the Beehive exhibit [8]
- the Mine , model of mines for coal , iron and non-ferrous metals , about 300 m (980 ft) long [8]
- the Nikola Tesla study. [8]
The Museum organises educational, study, informative and occasional exhibitions, lectures and panel discussions on popular science, as well as playrooms and workshops.
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A historic tram model used in Dubrovnik
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A Commodore PET 2001 , an early personal computer developed in 1977
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A statue of Nikola Tesla
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The passport of Nikola Tesla
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A gramophone , vinyl player, and radio, all on display.
References
- 1 2 "Posjećenost hrvatskih muzeja u 2018. godini" (PDF) . mdc.hr (in Croatian). Zagreb: Museum Documentation Center . Retrieved 28 February 2020 .
- ↑ "Tehnički muzej" . Official web site (in Croatian). Technical Museum, Zagreb, Croatia . Retrieved 2010-12-27 .
- 1 2 "Pogodite gdje možete odjednom obići svemir, ući u podmornicu i sresti Nikolu Teslu" . Večernji list (in Croatian). 2014-01-14 . Retrieved 2014-01-17 .
- ↑ "On this day, in 1980, Božo Težak passed away" (in Croatian). Computing Assosciation of Zagreb. 16 May 2014 . Retrieved 25 September 2021 .
- ↑ "Ovaj muzej najposjećeniji je u Hrvatskoj, ponovno!" . Večernji list (in Croatian). 2014-01-17 . Retrieved 2014-01-17 .
- ↑ "Tehnički muzej preimenovan u Tehnički muzej Nikole Tesle" . Večernji list (in Croatian). 2015-06-18 . Retrieved 2016-09-04 .
- ↑ "Vertical Piston Steam Engine" . Technical Museum, Zagreb. 1998 . Retrieved 2011-10-11 .
- 1 2 3 4 "Technical Museum" . Zagreb Tourist Board . Retrieved 2006-07-02 .
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