Biankini Palace

Biankini Palace was constructed in 1896 by four brothers—Ante, Petar Luka, and Juraj Biankini—sons of Juraj Biankini, shipowner and captain, reflecting the family's prominence and the town's 19th-century prosperity. The Neo-Renaissance corner building measures approximately 13.5 by 20 meters with an adjoining enclosed garden. Painter Ivan Zamala from Zadar decorated the monumental staircase and interior doorways, while the garden follows Classicist design principles, featuring a century-old Himalayan cedar planted by Petar Biankini. Opened to visitors in 1963 as the Juraj Plančić Collection of Arts, the palace became the Museum of Stari Grad in 2007. The museum houses four major collections—archaeological, ethnographic, historical, and artistic—including underwater archaeological exhibits, numismatic collections, maritime heritage, and works by Croatian and local artists, spanning from prehistoric to contemporary periods.