Founded in 1902, the Archaeological Museum of Istria is one of Croatia's largest museums. Its core mission is to investigate, protect, preserve, present, and valorise the archaeological, monumental, and cultural heritage of the Istrian peninsula. It functions as a level 2 core museum for Istra County and Primorje-Gorski Kotar County. The AMI collection now numbers over 125,000 objects.
AMI has three primary organisational units. The Administrative, Technical and Museum Affairs Division encompasses the Archaeology Department (which includes the Prehistoric, Roman Period, Medieval, Modern period, Numismatic, and Underwater Archaeology collections), the Documentation Department, the Education Department, the Conservation and Restoration Department, and the AMI Library. The other primary organisational units are the Office of the Director and the General Affairs Division.
AMI maintains satellite collections at Pula's Amphitheatre, the Temple of Augustus, the Franciscan Monastery, and the Nesactium site. It safeguards the monumental heritage of Pula and Istria and operates through several Pula galleries (Sacred Hearts Gallery, C8 Gallery, Amphitheatre Gallery, and our space at No. 4 Carrarina street).
