Dubrovnik Natural History Museum
Cabinet of regional fauna and minerals housed in a Gothic-Renaissance palace within the old walls.
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About this audio guide
This guide to the Dubrovnik Natural History Museum follows Antun Drobac, a pharmacist on the Placa from 1832 who discovered that a local wildflower called buhac, dried and crushed, killed household pests on contact, and built a fortune selling it across Dalmatia. You'll hear how the same collector's instinct filled his house with shells, minerals and stuffed birds, meant for a technical school that Vienna refused to fund. Look for his bust near the entrance as you walk the collection he gave the city instead.
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