Stari Grad Museum

Besides being a great place to dive deeper into the history of the island, the museum is an attraction in itself. Known as the Biankini Palace, it was the Neo-Renaissance family home of the Biankini brothers from 1896 onwards. The decorations from this time have been preserved and complement exhibitions showing the prosperity of Stari Grad during this period.

In the Abdevnor’s Room, you’ll find the cargo of a Roman merchant ship that wrecked on the island's northern coast in the 4th century AD. In another section is an exhibition with archaeological remains from this ancient time, when the first civilised settlements flourished.

The Gelineo Barvaldi Salon shows the wealth of the two most important types of people in the 18th and 19th centuries: landowners and shipowners. The collection in the Captain’s Room shows the evolution of seamanship at the end of the 19th century as larger ships and increased commercialisation changed the industry around the harbour.

Although the Stari Grad Museum is relatively small, it packs a lot of history into the exhibitions and offers fascinating context for much of what you’re likely to see around town.