The Cres Museum Guided Tour

The guided tour at the Cres Museum offers a comprehensive exploration of the Arsan Palace, delving into its history, architectural significance, and its role as the museum’s home. This part of the tour highlights the Gothic-Renaissance fusion that characterizes the palace, reflecting on the broader architectural and urban planning styles of the Renaissance period in Cres. Additionally, the tour includes a walkthrough of the museum’s temporary exhibitions, providing insights into the rotating themes that capture various aspects of local culture, history, and art. This combination of permanent architectural history and changing exhibitions gives visitors a deep and varied understanding of the island’s heritage.

Arsan Palace is a Gothic-Renaissance palace, one of the most beautiful in Cres. Through its history we can show how life used to be. Although a legend says that this is the birthplace of Frane Petrić, there is no evidence for this. The house was built by Antun Marcello Petris, a general of the Franciscan order and a prominent figure of his time. We will briefly present the Arsan Palace and the culture of living in the 16th century in Cres. The bedroom of the former owner of the palace with its original fireplace and toilet testify to this fact.

We will also briefly present Cres Museum, situated in the Arsan Palace since 1973.