Sightseeings Brijuni
Natural history collection
During his longtime political activities Josip Broz received a large number of gifts from visitors. He received animals, both live and stuffed ones. Some animals that were once brought to the Brijuni zoo or safari park, as well as their young born on Brijuni, were stuffed after they had died and this is how the large collection developed, which has been arranged and exhibited since 1986.
The derma-plastic exhibits are placed in dioramas with plants representing a scene from their natural habitat. Almost 200 exhibits are displayed in 19 dioramas, of which 7 represent African, 4 Asian, 1 Australian and 1 South African fauna, others present European fauna, especially focusing on Brijuni fauna.
Exhibition of copies of frescoes and Glagolitic inscriptions of Istria and Kvarner
The Gothic church of St. German was built in 1481, dedicated to the brave citizen of Pula who at the end of the 3rd century dared to object to the city administrator for intolerance towards the Christians and was thus sentenced to death.
The church was decorated with Gothic frescoes but it was damaged in a fire at the end of the 19th century. It was renovated in 1911 when a black and white mosaic from the Roman villa in Verige Bay was built in its floor, the sacristy was added in the shape of a typical Istrian chapel with atrium - lopica in the walls of which stone fragments from the history of Brijuni were incorporated.
Since 1958 the church houses the exhibition of copies of frescoes and Glagolitic inscriptions from Istria and Kvarner that most clearly represent the cultural heritage of the Middle Ages of this area so in one place you can see frescoes from Beram, Hum, Rakotule and Lovran as well as the most significant stone inscriptions written in the Glagolitic script.
Josip Broz Tito on Brioni
The photo exhibition Josip Broz Tito on Brioni, which was opened in 1984 visually presents the activities of the Yugoslav president on the island from June 20, 1947 when he first arrived here until the very last day of his stay, August 29, 1979 when he left the Brijuni.
Over a period of thirty years numerous visits were recorded, ranging from various delegations, statesmen, associates and friends, as well as famous personalities from the world of culture, art and science, numerous ministers, government and diplomatic representatives, ambassadors, as well as many state and party delegations.
The long series of flags shows 60 countries of the world whose representatives, 90 of them altogether, visited the island.
Memories of an old Austrian
In 1993 an exhibition entitled Memories of an old Austrian was put on show on the occasion of the centenary of the arrival on the island of Paul Kupelwieser, one-time owner and originator of the Brijuni
The words of Paul Kupelwieser, quoted from his homonymous book as well as photographs, old postcards and printed material (books, magazines) illustrate a praiseworthy act of transforming a malaria-ridden island into a fashionable summer and health resort.
Besides the microscope of Dr. Robert Koch , the exhibition also contains minerals from Paul Kupelwieser''s collection, whose magical beauty he did not want to renounce even after having moved to the "Austrian south" where he achieved astonishing and invaluable results.
Archaeological Collection
Objects of material culture gathered throughout the entire 20th century depict the life of the inhabitants on the archipelago since pre-history until the Middle Ages have been on display since 1955 in the Venetian summerhouse from the 16th century.
The pre-historic period is represented by finds of terracotta, bones and flint from the semi- dugout settlement in Javorika Bay and the Bronze Age settlement atop Gradina hill.
The glory of the classical times is represented by ceramic, glass, metal and stone finds.
Parts of stone furnishings from St. Mary's and St. Peter's churches represents the medieval period.