The Technical Museum was founded in 1954, officially opening to the public on 14 January 1963 on the Savska street. The creator of the concept of this museum was , then a professor of at the
Faculty of Science, University of Zagreb, who visionarily conceived the Museum as a combination of a scientific center and a classic complex museum of technology. Professor Težak's vision is reflected in his concept of the Technical Museum, which, in addition to the basic content of a classic museum with a display of original exhibits from the field of technology and engineering, acts as an educational center for teaching a better understanding of natural sciences and technology. From the very beginning, the concept of the Technical Museum was focused on the
public and
education, as well as lifelong learning and informal education, which coincided with the new paradigm of post-war European and American museums. The history of the location at Savska cesta 18 is interesting and connected to the area of operation of the Museum. Namely, the first tram depot of today's
Zagreb Electric Tram (ZET) was located exactly on the Museum's location from the end of 1891 until the construction of a new depot on
Trešnjevka in 1936, as evidenced by the discovery of a tram track excavated during works in the Museum's courtyard.
Visits In 2012, the museum had 125,000 visitors. With 141,000 visitors in 2018, it was the 7th most visited museum in Croatia. In 2023, the museum recorded almost 260,000 visitors, of which 31,500 were from abroad. And in 2024, it had 377,132 visitors which made it
3rd most visited museum in Croatia. ==Features==