The centre spans a timeline from late antiquity, highlighting significant underwater archaeological sites, through medieval seafaring and the advent of steamship navigation, up to the mid-20th century. It features a model-making workshop equipped by the award-winning Krk ship model maker and collector, Željko Skomeršić. The exhibition area includes interpretative panels providing a historical overview of Krk’s maritime development, along with a variety of exhibits such as nautical instruments, shipbuilding tools, old nautical maps, atlases, and manuals, as well as models from the extensive Skomeršić Collection. Enriched with multimedia content, the centre also features an educational application simulating sailing and displays photographic and video content from traditional vessel regattas and sailing events. 

Interpretation Centre for the Maritime Heritage of Krk Island

Frankopanska 1, 51500 Krk

+385 98 932 84 99

www.leut-krk.hr

skomersiczeljko@gmail.com

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The Interpretation Centre is tucked away in a small street once called Maura Kal. These are words from the Vegliot dialect, meaning ‘large street’ or ‘great avenue’. Vegliot was a dialect of the Dalmatian language, which originated from Vulgar Latin. In the town of Krk, its final stronghold, it was spoken for 400 years after becoming extinct in Dalmatia, only to vanish here as well at the end of the 19th century with the passing of its last speaker, Antonio Udina Burbur.