Cats Museum, Kotor Municipality, Montenegro

4.0 (308 reviews) Sunday: 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM Spent < 1 hour Ranking #14 in Kotor Speciality Museums

Must see for cat lovers

Cats Museum was founded in 2013. It is located in the middle of the Old town of Kotor, in the area of the antique monastery of Our lady of Angels, which belonged to the nuns of Santa Clara. This area, currently open to the public, used to be an antique refectory, unfortunately unrecognizable due to numerous reconstructions which followed after the abolition of the religious community. The biggest part of the Museum's collection comes from Venice, more precisely from the fund of the International Centre for Adopting Cats "Badoer" enriched by the substantial donation from countess Francesca Montereale di Mantica. The exhibition contains engravings (XVI-XIX c), antique books (XVI-XIX c), coins, medals (XIX -XX c), illustrated postcards (1891-1950), greeting cards, old photographs, cinematographic posters, sheet music, records, old advertisements, various objects, stamps, etc. One big section is dedicated to the Cat exhibitions before the First World War as well as to the children through the most common school items: notebooks, infant books, etc. The museum's goal is that, through the cat as the most common pet, the public gets a message of respect for the environment and the nature, each day more and more threatened by men. On request, The Museum organizes traveling exhibitions in various European countries and within its possibilities constantly buys pieces that can enrich its collection. Furthermore, the museum is available to host exhibitions featuring the works of contemporary artists who are interested to organize their art events in Kotor. A certain percentage from its income is spent on buying food for the street cats.
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Address

Trg Svete Gospe od Andela Stari Grad 371, Kotor, Kotor Municipality 85330 Montenegro

Mobile

+382 69 628 536

Website

http://www.catsmuseum.org/

Email

[email protected]

Working hours

Monday : 10:00 AM - 8:00 PM
Tuesday : 10:00 AM - 8:00 PM
Wednesday : 10:00 AM - 8:00 PM
Thursday : 10:00 AM - 8:00 PM
Friday : 10:00 AM - 8:00 PM
Saturday : 10:00 AM - 8:00 PM
Sunday : 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM

Current local date and time now

Sunday, May 12, 2024, 17:36

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4.0 based on (308 reviews)

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Reviews

4PavlaPavla 5:00 PM Aug 21, 2022
Cats, more cats, cats everywhere ??‍⬛??‍⬛
The cat is a kind of symbol of this city. Cats are everywhere and almost all the souvenirs sold here are related to cats. Therefore, it is no surprise that you can also find a cat museum in Kotor. For a symbolic €1 you enter the world of cats. There are cats on the postcards, in the pictures, on the coins and medals, there are books about cats, posters with cats, stamps with cats, objects in the shape of cats, advertising materials with cats... Cats are everywhere around you. It was a great idea to create this museum and even though it is tiny, the collections displayed in it are simply amazing. Here, visitors have information about the exhibits in several languages. There is also a small gift shop where you can buy - what a surprise - only things with cats.
4June 5:00 PM Jul 10, 2022
If You Love Cats, You Can’t Ignore This Place
I adore cats, so naturally had to drug my husband into the museum. Just like other mentioned, not much of a museum in here, just a bunch of photos and postcards of cats (well, some photos were almost a hundred years old and depicted very interesting historical characters!). The highlight of our visit was definitely two cute sibling kitties walking around the museum. If the museum does what it says and feeds the stray cats in town - it’s a great cause.