In 1899 the Krapina pre-historic man was discovered, subsequent excavations have resulted in the finding of nine hundred human fossil bones in the cave’s sandstone deposits. This find is the largest collection of Neanderthal people at a single location. The human bones belong to several dozen individuals, both male and female from 2 – 40 years of age.

Besides human fossils, numerous remains were found of animals, like cave bears, wolf, elk, giant deer, woolly rhinoceros, wild buffalo and many more.

Thousands of pieces of stone tools from the Palaeolithic age were found.

The Museum is a new building that was designed to represent the cave – that has collapsed – were the pre-historic man has lived. With a semi-cave like front and dimensions representing how the original cave may have looked.

photo ©Damir Fabijanic

Exhibition

Who were those people that lived here 125.000 years ago, how did scientists find the remains and interpret their results? A path through the museum walks you along time and discoveries to the present.

Great Museum to visit with children, modern and educative route through the museum and the opportunity top walk around the forest and see open-air exhibition of how the area may have looked like in pre-history.

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Working hours
April, May, June, September
Tuesday – Sunday 09.00 – 19.00 (last admission 18.00)
July, August
Tuesday – Friday 09.00 – 18.00 (last admission 17.00)
Saturday – Sunday 09.00 – 19.00 (last admission 18.00)
November to February
Tuesday – Friday 09.00 – 16.00 (last admission 15.00)
Saturday – Sunday 09.00 – 17.00 (last admission 16.00)
March and October
Tuesday – Sunday 09.00 – 18.00 (last admission 17.00)

Address
Setaliste Vilibalda Sluge bb, 49000 Krapina

Contact
telephone +385 49 371 491
e-mail rezervacije-mkn@mhz.hr
website www.mkn.mhz.hr