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Museum of Croatian archaeological sites in Croatia, Split resort

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The Croatian Archaeological Museum is located on the southern slope of the Marjan Hill. It was originally opened in Knik at the end of the 19th century, and in 1947 it was moved to Split. Now the museum is located in a building built in 1975.   The building was designed by Mladen Kauslarich. The museum includes two buildings: museum and administrative.

The museum contains about 20,000 exhibits dating back to the 7th - 15th centuries. Only 5000 exhibits are constantly on display.

The museum houses one of the most important early medieval collections in Europe. Stone monuments from the period of the Croatian people's rulers are of great value. Here you can also see a rich numismatic collection, weapons, jewelry,

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