Occupying almost a whole street, the City Museum is located in the Papalic Palace, which was the meeting point of the city's men and women of letters and more during the late 1500's. The city bought the whole place and restored it into its former glory. Even the courtyard is amazing--with the original well, stoneworks and carriages from the period,...
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This museum is situated in the beautiful old city of Split. Unfortunately the exhibits on display are very uninteresting and uninformative. You could get the same type of pictures and history from the local tacky gift shops dotted around the old town.
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The Split City Museum tells the story of the development of Split from before Diocletian's Palace was built, up to the present day. The Streets in Split are very narrow and therefore, to experience this Palace, you need to go into the museum.
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Reviewed 7 October 2009
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The Split City Museum is housed in the beautifully restored Papalic Palace, a late Gothic style building built for one of the many noblemen who lived within Diocletian's Palace in the middle ages.
From the street, you enter through a very finely carved gateway into the courtyard with a loggia and an external staircase to the first floor. The exhibits...
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