Rovinj Heritage Museum in Rovinj, Istria, Croatia | Museum

Welcome to the Rovinj Heritage Museum, in Rovinj Croatia.

The Rovinj Heritage Museum is housed in a Baroque palace that in the 17th and18th
century belonged to the Califfi counts. It was founded in 1954
by a group of artists from Rovinj with the intention of collecting
and exhibiting works of art. The first director of the Museum
was the artist Zora Matia. The wishes of its founders have influenced
both its content and activities to the present day.

The Museum
has two public functions – it serves as a town gallery and as
a place where its rich bank of works of art is permanently exhibited.
During its 50 year long existence, many rich and valuable art
collections have been created – like those of contemporary art
(about 1500), old masters, ethnology, a library and most recently
a collection of archaeological finds. Because of lack of adequate
exhibiting space and numerous gallery activities, today only
a smaller part of the Museum’s collections can be displayed.